quickattackjack | 49 days till Halloween [video] back-dated to the 13th

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49 days till Halloween [video] back-dated to the 13th

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?

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No you won't, you've got SKIN now, you giant baby.

_{[She laughs, though, and gestures to the entrance as she starts to walk.]}

It's not too far. Just a few blocks away, next to the Pokemon Center.

_{[Wren swoops down to land on her trainer's head, croaking. She gives Jack a smug look as she does. c:<]}

_{[He follows her, still grinning. He's keeping an eye on Wren though. He has half a mind to call out his own bird to keep her in check but knows that might just end up making it worse.]}

The train ride was excellent! I can't wait to see Lavender Town. I've been wanting to go there almost since day one. It's so strange to think how long ago that was...

_{[... Yeah, it... probably would. Wren plays well with others, but not really in a way that others appreciate. As Jack has probably guessed.]}

Yeah? It sure is somethin', isn't it? Beats the hell out of the subway trains back at home.

I'm not...entirely sure we had trains when I was alive. I know I haven't ridden any since I've been dead. If we needed to go anywhere, we just used the graveyard. There's a first time for everything!

Seriously? No trains?

I didn't know you were that old.

Halloween has been around a long, long time. Maybe not in the way we think about it today, but...

I guess that makes sense. Sometime you oughta tell me about it.

_{[In school, history was a bore to Heather... but hearing it from someone who was THERE is another thing entirely!]}

I'd love to! Did you know that in North America, many of the early costumes children wore were made of paper?

Paper? Seriously?

How'd it not tear?

_{[KIDS ARE HOOLIGANS AND HALLOWEEN IS FOR RUNNING AROUND LIKE WILD ANIMALS]}

I imagine they did. They were only for an evening. Some people made their own, though. The old stuff--the good costumes. Witches and ghosts and skeletons.

My dad never let me dress up as a witch when I was little. That was okay, since I usually wanted to be a dinosaur or something.

_{[Jack wonders about that and decides to ask later.]}

Dinosaur is a good choice! I'm trying to decide what I'd like to be this year, but I really need to focus on getting the haunted house up and running--the whole reason I've come all the way out here.

Yeah? I ... THINK you mentioned something about that.

It's like an inn, right?

A bit, yes, but on a smaller scale. It'll be a haunted bed and breakfast. If I can get my pokemon trained well enough, I'll have a special room where, if you can stay the whole night, the stay is free!

_{[She can't help but let out a chortle at the idea.]}

Haha, oh man. You mean like... poltergeists, rattling doors, banging on the walls, that kind of stuff?

Wouldn't catch me staying in a place like that in a hundred billion years, but there's gotta be some people who are into it.

Exactly! Voices in the night, bleeding walls, all of it! Why should I have to wait all year to scare people?

I guess there's no good reason that you shouldn't!

_{[They've arrived at the coffee place-- the Cafe Saffron, conveniently next to the Pokemon Center. Heather pauses before opening the door to go inside.]}

--But for the record, don't you DARE try any of that on me. _{[>8I SHE'S SERIOUS, BRO.]}

_{[Here, Jack tilts his head as they approach the shop. Heather always seemed the type to him who would love a good scare once in a while. OLD MAN POUT.]}

I would never...

_{[SORRY TO DISAPPOINT, JACK. <8I SILENT HILL KINDA SUCKS THAT OUTTA YOU. At least when it comes to yourself.]}

Good.

_{[She backs up into the cafe, doing that two-fingered point, first to her own eyes and then to his.]}

Cuz if you did, I might have to kill ya.

... Again.

_{[...Okay kid is serious. WELP he's sure she knows plenty of other people he can scare.]}

Tell you what. If you're in town sometime around October, you can come by and help scare people.

That sounds much more up my alley.

_{[She offers him a grin as she slides into one of the booths.]}

I'll keep that in mind.

_{[He sits across from her and grins all around the shop. Then he noticed it. The colors! The colors were what set Saffron and Goldenrod apart.]}

Can you be scary? I want you to help me make people cry

I can do that.

_{[She DID sort of learn from the best... er... environment...]}

Great! Fantastic!

_{[He thatches his spidery fingers together and just enjoys the sounds of the cafe.]}

What have you been up to?

Mostly just hanging out.

Some friends have a house nearby... I go up there to bug them from time to time.

_{[The Justice Farm has no doubt gotten used to Heather's loud presence by now.]}

49 days till Halloween [video] back-dated to the 13th

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