quickattackjack | 37 days till Halloween [video] [action]

_{[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.}

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_{[Jack wanders the streets of Goldenrod in an overly puffy coat because adsfdsklgg cold. Under one arm are a few boxes that have already been wrapped and in his other hand is a list. He furrows his brows as he looks at the names on it and pauses every few stores to see if he can spot anything his friends might like.]

[But then he sees something else.]

[The poor ex-skeleton finds himself in the shadow of the biggest casino in town.]

[DB NO. MUST....RESIST. SHINY GAMES. AND LIGHTS. AND MUSIC.]

[He plants the list against his face and just sort of stands there on the street corner for a while.]

[A long while.]}

Jack, old boy, we can beat this.

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[HELLO JACK, it's been a while! This is Crow, whose right arm is still in a sling, but that doesn't seem to concern him.]

Christmas, huh? Not just yet, but I should be ready soon!

... Who the hell's "Sandyclaws", though?

_{[It's Crooooow it's Crow it's Crow Jack hasn't seen you in FOREVER--what did you do to yourself.]

[Jack's huge doofy grin dies instantly.]}

What's happened to your arm?

_{[SANDYCLAWS WILL HAVE TO WAIT.]}

[The same thing he does all the time -- GOT HIMSELF INTO TROUBLE.]

Hm? This? 'S nothing! Just, uh, got into a fight with several terrorists that hijacked the train. You know how that goes!

[He laughs sheepishly. SHIT HAPPENS, MAN.]

O-oh. It looks like you...had a more eventful month than I have.

_{[8I;;; ALL HE DID WAS TEACH HIS HOUNDOUR HOW TO SIT UP AND ROLL OVER.]}

Ha ha yeah. Those...trains and those terrorists. What are you gonna do?

_{[LIKE IT AINT NO THANG.]}

You have no idea.

[HE'S JUST GLAD NOVEMBER'S OVER WITH.]

Beating 'em up is always an option! [THUMBS UP with his healthy hand.]

But back to the point. What was it 'bout "Sand Claws"? That's some kinda Ground-type attack or something?

No, no, Sandyclaws is a person. He delivers gifts on Christmas to the children. And everyone else I suppose. I got a pokemon egg last year. He's a good man.

... [Uh huh. RIIIIGHT.]

You sure you didn't mean "Santa Claus"?

That's what I said! Sandy claws.

_{[Gosh, Crow, pay attention!]}

Santa Claus! S-A-N-T-A C-L-A-U-S! It's got nothing to do with either sand or claws!

[No Jack, YOU PAY ATTENTION.]

I know he doesn't have claws, I've met the man!

'S not the point! His name is--

... Wait a sec, what the hell do you mean, "you've met him"?

_{[If he wasn't holding the 'gear with one hand, he'd fold his arms.]}

I mean what I say. I've met the man.

[If he wasn't holding the 'Gear with his only movable hand, he'd facepalm.]

... I hate to break it to ya, but he doesn't exist.

I'm fairly sure he does, Crow. At least where I'm from. I don't know anyone else that owns flying deer.

_{[Jack never found the pieces of the ones that got shot down. It made him sad.]}

... Santa Clause exists in your world? For real?

[Somehow, that's weirder than being friends with a talking skeleton.]

_{[The dead man tilts his head.]}

Yes?

_{[JACK DOESN'T SEE THE PROBLEM HERE.]}

He's a very forgiving soul. Good man, that Sandyclaws. And I'll tell you one thing, someone put a Houndour egg in my backpack last year. Puppies for Christmas? Textbook.

... That's, er... cool, I guess.

[He got a Swablu egg last year, but he's never actually bothered wondering where it came from. IT'S JOHTO, MAN. Suddenly eggs for everyone is not the most shocking thing that can happen.]

Back where I come from, he's just a story you tell kids so they have fun writing letters to him asking for gifts. He doesn't actually, y'know, give presents to anyone, since he's not even real.

_{[Jack listens quietly and slowly his expression falls. 8c Wow. What a miserable place Crow must come from. He isn't going to say that though.]}

I see...I guess talking skeletons are just stories there as well.

[If only Jack knew... As miserable as it is, it doesn't stop Crow from loving it!]

Yeah, we don't really have those either. But 's not like every world has stuff we're used to! Say, Duel Monsters. From what I've gathered so far, it's exclusive to my world! And that's the others' loss.