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10 days till Halloween [video]

[Boop! Today, Jack's feed focuses on a much more alert and determined face than his last video. His pokemon are healed, his spirits are high, and he is ready to prove to everyone that he is totally not zubatshit insane! Behind him looms the Sprout Tower, silhouetted by the sinking sun.]

Good mor--er afternoon! I have finally made it to the tower! It reminds me of home so much. The ghosts inside are going to point me the way home, but if I find a way back, I'll definitely visit! You have all been such wonderful company and great help! Edgar, are you ready?

[The Murkrow pops into the frame with her GAME FACE on. She has no idea what Jack's babbling about but she's seen some ratatta rustling around the grass at the tower's base and she's ready to go kick some purple rodent ass. "KROW!"]

Everyone take care!

[Oh, he'll be back....]

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Where are you from, anywa-- [ and now Kay gets interrupted by another Drifloon, only this one is looking at the screen and promptly fleeing behind her. ] -- Hey, Gummy, it's okay! They're friendly!

Edited 2010-08-29 23:51 (UTC)

I'll sure try. I hope you find Japan!

[Once Jack has shoved Hindenburg out of the way, he notices Kay's failghost.]

You got one too, huh? I'm from a place called Halloween Town. We don't have ANYTHING like pokemon there...except for Edgar maybe. We have crows and a Murkrow is kind of a crow.

Uh, right, thanks.

... Oh yeah, I'm Crow Hogan. You're...? [Just so he knows whose dead body to look for around the tower if he doesn't succeed.]

Yeah, he's just shy... [ and at the prospect of a town named after an AWESOME HOLIDAY, she lights up. ] What a cool name! Does that mean you've got jack-o-lanterns and skeletons and mummies and ghosts??

Crow is an interesting name. [He adds that to his mental list along with Phoenix and Snake. Jack's a bit of a geek about unique names, having never met humans before that weren't called things like Howard and Janet.]

The name's Jack Skellington!

[Jack breaks into a broad, toothy grin. He was proud somebody approved of his home.]

Exactly! I can't wait to get back.

It sounds like a lot of fun! I wish I could visit...

[Jack opens his mouth to say it might not be 'allowed' but then remembers he's the damned Pumpkin King. If he said it, it was so!]

I can't see why you couldn't! Once I find the way home, I'll visit and maybe show you around!

_{[The video feed starts getting static-y and Jack's words become muddled.]}

Sure, I'd like that! And--

[ Kay pauses, eying the screen oddly and giving it a shake. ]

Jack? You're breaking up--

_{[Jack is noticing the breaking up too and tries to mess with the buttons to bring Kay back into focus.]}

Sorry! It's never acted funny like this--
--too good with technology-- Finklestein built--

_{[Hindenburg lets out a warbly "Loooon!" of dismay and zips away.]}

-- and then it exploded and everyone got really mad at me. ...Oh, I can see you again! Huh. Maybe I hit something on accident--

_{[Every nerve in Jack's body fires off and then freezes as the Gastly behind him uses a Lick attack on the back of his head. The Poke'Gear goes toppling and points at the base of some dusty pokemon's memorial.]}

Ahgg-d-d-uh--gkk-k-k-k!

_[OWNED.]

Jack?! Speak to me!! You're too young - uh - you're too dead to die-- again! Jaaaaaack!! I don't know what the number to 9-1-1 is when it's not even my own world!

_{[The Poke'Gear continues to point at the monument across the room as Jack's cries and various declarations of DO NOT WANT come from somewhere off-screen.]}

EDGAAAR! Nnnooo- No! Ghost, sir, I'm one of you! I belong where--LEGS DON'T BEND THAT WAY-- EDGAR WHERE ARE YO--OO--UUUH? Huh--aaaahah hah HA HA HA HA HA EGAAAAR!

_{[Being mercilessly tickled was also something new for the skeleton. And where was Edgar?

Hopping down some long corridor after a Rattatta because she had something deep and personal against the little purple mice.]}

Stop this at once! I need to talk to you! Do you know who I am? I'm the Pumpkin King! I am--

_{[There's a sound a man makes when he's dragged down a ladder and given a wedgie. It's not too pretty.

"Loooooon?" A purple sphere floats by the 'Gear's view and peers in at Kay. Sorry, ma'am. This old tower holds no way home.]}

[ ... Kay is so very glad that Byrne is a fiercely protective Murkrow, having gone through tower shenanigans more times than she would have liked. However, she's just gaping at the cacophony, and trying to figure out what's going on with sound alone.

... It's making her sloooooowly turn pale, so by the time the Drifloon says hello, she's snapping to attention at once. ]

Listen, Heimlich-- .... no, that's not your name. Herman? Helium...? Hi... um... Hindenburg! You have to go help your trainer! His sanity and the straightness of his legs depend on you!!

_{["Driftlooon!" The little pokemon looks thrilled that the tiny lady in the Poke'Gear knows his name! He does a little spin and waves his tails. But-- the tiny lady was right! Jack didn't seem terribly fond of him. Maybe, if he helped, Jack would LIKE him!

The Driftloon salutes to Kae and abandons the Poke'Gear to float off-screen. "Loon, loon!" >8U HINDENBURG TO THE RESCUE!]}

((OOC: Thank you so much for threading with me! ;-; You're so nice and fun and fghgdsg Kay is adorable. Yell at me on AIM any time!))

Go forth and conquer!! [ Kay, it can't hear you. ]

((OOC: Aaaaah it's no problem! I adore Jack and Kay is just a derp in general, I WILL THREAD WITH YOU ANYTIME.))

Thanks... I guess. [Believe or not, but no one has pointed that out to him before.]

Well, nice to meetcha, Ja--

... 'Jack', huh. [Crow is now positive every single Jack in the universe is a retard. That, or it's just his luck.]

You're going in there!?

[Jack's reply is very, very delayed. Hours worth delayed. Next day's worth delayed. He's usually so quick about messages!]

Went....don't. Don't. Don't. Don't.

[He sounds completely worn out and maybe a little shellshocked.]

Wha--Jack? [And with that one word he manages to fit in every WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT vibe ever created.]

[SUPER DELAYED REPLY as Jack decided to shove the Poke'Gear in his bag after getting back out of the tower and pass out. He sounds whipped.]

False alarm, Phoenix. It's not the way out of here.

Why did you even think there would be a way out there in the first place?

--you sound like you've been through the mill, Jack. Was the tower that bad? [And now he sounds concerned, as per usual.]

I'm a skeleton. They're ghosts. I just figured...

A skele--

[Wait.]

[...WHAT.]

Wait a second--Jack, are you...are you from a place called Halloween Town?

[Jack perks up a little and swaps to Video mode. He's got a few scratches on his chin and leaves in his hair. Scary.]

DB> Yes! Do you know it?

[Maybe Phoenix was somebody from there as well and just...had better tact when it came to being a dork over getting cuts or seeing weird colorful shit everywhere.]

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