53 days till Halloween [video]

[quickattackjack]

_{[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! >

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[summoningscroll]

[When Tenten's 'gear switches on, it looks like the closest Pokémon to it -- a Musharna -- is asleep, pale pink dream-mist emanating from its forehead. It takes a moment, then an Absol pads in front of the 'gear itself, nosing it gently to make sure it's on.]

< I will communicate your fears to my trainer, but I cannot be certain that she will not wish to go.

Perhaps if you gave more insight into this 'hullabaloo,' I might more accurately foretell the nature of disaster you anticipate. >

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[quickattackjack]

< Trainer wants people to come into this death trap and--and be scared! And see all these terrible things! That's not fun! How could that be fun? >

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[summoningscroll]

< Does anyone willingly enter a death trap? What is the lure your trainer is offering to attract others to their doom? >

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[quickattackjack]

<FUN. >

_{[The little ghost pokemon starts to wail at that. A very good, spooky wail, as his trainer has told him time and time again.]}

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[summoningscroll]

[The Absol's ears flatten back at the sound, and she hisses lightly to try to calm him.]

< Surely no one will be foolish enough to willingly enter something so danger-- >

< She will! > [That's the Musharna speaking up, though she doesn't open her eyes or make any other movement toward the 'gear.] < Her dreams are full of adventure and danger! Will there be adventure to go with the danger? >

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[styxiedust]

[Botan stares for a moment, looking from the background and back to the poor frazzled thing again.

Then she speaks, directly to Eric as if she understands precisely what he's saying--]

Dear, what do you mean? What hullabaloo are you talking about?

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[quickattackjack]

< This--this dreadful house! Trainer has filled it with all kinds of horrible things that he thinks people will want to come and see! They are going to hurt themselves! >

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[styxiedust]

All right, let's calm down for a moment. Your trainer--? [She gives a glance at the background again.] Made this? So people could come see it, hmm...

[Nothing about the holidays of Japan strike as jiving with this, maybe it's a Western thing?]

Well, it looks as though he's preparing for the fall holidays. I'm sure it's only meant in good fun.

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[quickattackjack]

_{[LE SNIFF.]}

< I'm sure he means well, but can't he see this is madness? >

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[styxiedust]

Perhaps madcap antics is the point of this exercise for him?

[Madness, possibility of scariness or harm, Western holiday...]

Oh! He's making a haunted house for people to visit! Well, that shouldn't cause anyone to get seriously injured.

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[hipstermark]

[Lucy is trying to remain hidden. She's scared of the dark-types around the house, and so, she is whispering, barely on-camera. But she does look super-concerned.]
Friend? Is your trainer... um, is your trainer... ah! Is he trying to hurt people?

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[quickattackjack]

< Heavens no! He thinks people will enjoy walking through this dreadful place! I fear he is out of his mind! He's been working like a man possessed for months!>

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[hipstermark]

Oh dear!

...A-and you're sure he's not possessed? What is this he's working on? Oh no... Why would somebody do this?

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[quickattackjack]

< I...I am not sure! I haven't actually seen anyone who has been possessed he may very well be! What do I do? I'm a lower level pokemon, I don't have that many attacks! >

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[pinnedbangs]

[Oh man, he could never look at a Yamask the same after his talk with Cecil. Rin's a bit put off, much too upset for a moment to realize that -- hold up a second, that Yamask seems way too troubled about something. Okay, yeah, he can put aside his own unease.

EVEN IF THE BACKGROUND ISN'T SOMETHING THAT LOOKS TOO HAPPY OR SUNSHINEY.]

What's going on? Are you hurt or somethin'?

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[quickattackjack]

Y-yamask mask mask! Yamask!

< If somebody gets hurt in this dreadful attraction, we will surely be thrown in jail! >

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[pinnedbangs]

[He should probably learn how to speak Pokémon. This probably wasn't going to get him nowhere fast!]

...How about you just nod for yes and shake your head for no?

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[quickattackjack]

_{[The Yamask sucks in a huge sniff and nods his whole body up and down. He can do that.]}

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[pinnedbangs]

[. . . ] And quit cryin'!

...Are you in danger? [Gotta make sure the little guy was safe. He looked scared enough already]

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[exeggutorhead]

[Edmund looks kind of alarmed, both at the other Yamask being so upset and the state of the house in the background.]

O-oh dear...and your trainer wants people to go in there? Whatever for?

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[quickattackjack]

< He thinks they'll have fun. Is that not the most delusional thing you've ever heard?>

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[exeggutorhead]

It doesn't look very safe to me...

[Edmund is cut off as the purple face of Spite the Haunter pushes into the frame, which is met with a startled 'eep' from the Yamask.]

I think it looks like fun! C'mon, are all you Yamask such babies?

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[quickattackjack]

_{[Eric puffs himself up and sucks up his sniffling.]}

I was a paramedic in my previous life! You couldn't hope to see the carnage I have!

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[voidportrait]

[She's seen Roxy use it enough while holding her, so it's no issues at all for Callie the Meowth to switch on the gear from memory. She is the best copy-cat, it is her. She doesn't looking concerned though, just tilting her head curiously.]

What is it? It looks like fun. That's a lot of boxes to play with.

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[quickattackjack]

_{[Eric makes a tiny, disgusted noise. This Meowth sounded like Lily. Cats must not be big-picture kinds of pokemon.]}

This is no time for boxes, innocent lives are on the line!