62 days till Halloween [Video]

[quickattackjack]

_{[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.

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[stitchedupbodyguard]

I guess...

[We're not talking about the same kind of surprises, right?

....Right?]

So, uh, what happens around here when it's Christmas anyways? I'm still kind of new here...

[quickattackjack]

It's a holiday in several worlds from what Iv'e gathered! They celebrate it here but I've met plenty of people who didn't have it at home.

Everyone gets together during the winter and enjoys one another's company and exchanges gifts! There's singing and eggnog and lights and you have to have a Christmas tree if you want to do it right!

[quickattackjack]

_{[Jack grins so wide that it's fit to split his face.]}

Well! You'll need a Christmas tree and eggnog and to go caroling! And friends and family usually get together and exchange gifts when Christmas finally arrives.

[captainash]

[GIANT ROBOTS are BEST ROBOTS.]

Humanoid robots that are mostly used as weapons, but also in construction and manufacturing. The common models are usually made for either space or ground combat, but a few are capable of independant atmospheric flight. Even a Pidgeot could catch up to one in a race.

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Sudden memories of her sister resurfacing...]

Oh.... Is that all?

[Well, she has exactly none of those. so.]

[quickattackjack]

What do you mean is that all?

_{[What more excitement could she want?]}

[quickattackjack]

Humanoid robots...

_{[Jack taps his chin thoughtfully. He only has a vague grasp of what a robot is. Dr. Finklestein has made a few but they were all rather poorly put together. A robot that could go into space? To the moon even?]}

Interesting...

[loveisanopendoor]

I've been starting to realize that pretty much nothing's impossible, honestly...

[quickattackjack]

I would say that's a good outlook to have on life in general, but that might take the fun out of discovering things.

[captainash]

That they are. Honestly, I'm somewhat surprised the local don't have equivalents based on Pokémon. I mean, some of the models back home already look like dragons, so it would work.

[This is probably not a good idea to have.]

[quickattackjack]

_{[More chin tapping. His mindgears are whirring now.]}

Magnemite looks a bit like a little tin robot, doesn't it?

[stitchedupbodyguard]

W-well, I mean is there anything else I need to know?

[She shrugged kind of uselessly. It was the only gesture she could think to make.]

I can't remember the last time I celebrated Christmas.

[It might have been never. She couldn't remember.]

[captainash]

[He ponders that for a moment. It's not nearly humanoid enough for his world's robots, but...]

...Maybe a little like that drill lemon suit the Vagans used at La Gramis, except less ridiculous-looking.

[loveisanopendoor]

Oh, I disagree! If anything, it just makes it more fun! You never really know what to expect!

[video]

[awesmazings]

Oh boy...you know what's funny? I actually don't remember when the last time I celebrated Christmas was!

[For some reason, he knows what Christmas is in the most basic sense, but...well, it doesn't seem to be all that popular of a thing in Miseryville for some reason. Can't imagine why.]

Though if it keeps snowing like this, I'm gonna have to get a thicker jacket.

[...]

Do you need any help with that, by the way? I can run over in a sec if you need me to!

[video]

[quickattackjack]

_{[Jack beams at his gear, taking a break in nailing up the lights. His Yamask really wishes that he wouldn't just...HANG OUT on the top of a ladder though.]}

Well you're in for a treat, I'll tell you that right now! Johto doesn't do anything quietly!

[quickattackjack]

_{[Hmm. He'll think about that!]}

It certainly opens a lot of doors when it comes to murder mysteries!

_{[That's not what she meant, Jack.]}

[quickattackjack]

_{[Jack has no idea what that means, but he's grinning anyway.]}

This world isn't terribly behind, then!

[video]

[awesmazings]

[Jimmy is quick to mirror Jack's big grin, leaning in a bit closer to the Gear's screen.]

Aw man, I can't wait! I dunno what I'm gonna do yet, but whatever it is, it'll be awesmazing for sure!

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[quickattackjack]

Have you thought about what you want from Sandy Claws yet?

[quickattackjack]

Ah! _{[His grin returns.]} You're in for a fantastic time! Hope you've been good this year!

[loveisanopendoor]

That, um, wasn't exactly what I had in mind...

[No murders, please...]

[quickattackjack]

But just think! You find a man, dead, in a room that was locked! The doors and windows all open from the inside. It could be anything! A ghost! Elves! Someone invisible!

_{[He becomes so excited in his gesturing that his ladder starts to topple. He gives a shout and clings to the roof's edge.]}

[loveisanopendoor]

...Or it could be a suici--Woah! Are you okay up there?

[captainash]

If anything, it was even closer before. Have you ever seen a Golurk? They're only missing the metal and the pilot.

[And the beam weapons, but considering the local laws that's probably asking for too much.]