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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[...what. Also wow Jack you are enthusiastic about this creepy red suit guy.]

So he's...some kind of god?

[That's the closest thing Envy can think of to compare it to, especially considering what he remembers of Christmas.]

_{[Jack grows quiet and looks very thoughtful. He taps his chin and doesn't look at his 'gear for a little while.]}

I suppose so! Something like that!

_{[ 8|a and if Sandyclaws was the head of his world and was a god...and Jack was the King of Halloween...was he a god too?]

[BRB THINKING ABOUT DEEP SHIT INVOLVING JOLLY FAT MEN IN FUR COATS]}

[Envy's taking some time to think about this too.]

...So this guy watches you all the time and gives out presents if you're good. What does he do if you're not?

_{[Jack finally snaps out of his daydream, having suddenly realized 'I just thought a very silly thing, didn't I?' and shakes his head.]}

He leaves them coal...which is a bit too gentle if you ask me. If I were-- er-- if it were me, I'd leave something that would leave a little more of an impact than disappointment. Like poisonous spiders.

_{[LE SHRUG.]}

[Snicker.]

That does sound like a better idea. [Envy would get poisonous spiders every. year.]

You sound pretty sure that this guy is real, though. Sounds like something made up to scare people into being good to me.

Oh, he's real. I've met him.

_{[And had him kidnapped and held against his will.]}

...Really? How'd you manage that?

[Sorry Jack, after how you described Santa he is visibly doubting this claim.]

_{[Something that looks like paranoia flashes across the ex-skeleton's face. He fumbles with his coat collar.]}

It was a sort of...misunderstanding involving officials. And. Other things. It's really a long story and I don't mean to bore you but I can tell you that he is a very forgiving individual.