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VICTORY ROAD Played by Wolfy |
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Jack Skellington: IC Contact for Victory Road
"Hello! You've reached Jack Skellington. If you'd like to make a reservation for a haunted room at Skellington Haus, just tell me when you expect to arrive--at least three days from now. Otherwise, stop on by, we're dying to meet you!"
[[Old IC Contact]]
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Victory Road Application 2025
Player
Name: Wolfy
Preferred Contact: quesadillawizard on plurk
Timezone: CST
Current Characters in Victory Road: Beetlejuice, Henry Townshend, JW
Character
Name: Jack Skellington
Series: The Nightmare Before Christmas (Film + Tokyopop Comics)
Timeline: post mirror moon (TBftBK came out later but its a prequel)
Film: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Burton%27s_The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas
Zero's Journey: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Zero%27s_Journey
Mirror Moon: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Mirror_Moon
The Battle for the Pumpkin King: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/The_Battle_for_Pumpkin_King
the wiki is not great
Personality:
He's a man of big emotions. When he's excited about something, he wants to get the whole town involved, complete with power point presentation on why. When he's sad, he is utterly lost in his melancholy and allows himself to fall into trouble like the time he got so sad he just walked out of town into the woods in a random direction until the sun came up. When he's focused on something, forgets to eat and sleep until he's puzzled out what he's trying to discover. Others often have to step in to bring Jack down to earth. He loves to play as much as anyone and loves a spectacle.
If something catches Jack's curiosity, he will pursue it until he feels he fully understands it. This can manifest in many ways: exploration, book study, the scientific method. He's only got a limited scope of understanding though. Jack knows ghosts and ghouls and graveyards and screams. Horrible is wonderful! Scary is spectacular! He was hand-trained by the previous Pumpkin King, Edgar, and taught all he knows about making sure Halloween goes the way it ought to. While he is not part of the governing body of the town, he is still a leader. The townspeople look at him for inspiration. It's a lot to carry on your shoulders, but it's something Jack does with dignity and pride.
His attention span does have a threshold though. He managed to get tired of Halloween, but only after being Pumpkin King for a LONG ASS TIME. Maybe it was a midafterlife crisis. Either way, he did his whole diving into Christmas thing because it was something that wasn't Halloween. I'm sure if he'd ended up in one of the other holiday realms, the same thing would have happened. In this canon update he has regained his love for Halloween once again, but he still has a healthy interest in new ideas.
Although he delights in scaring the masses, as being scary is very important in Halloween Town, Jack is above all a polite and decent fellow. He treats every citizen of Halloween Town as his equal and appreciates all their talents and gifts. His friends are his whole world. When Zero went missing due to his careless placement of one of his inventions, he did not rest until his dog was back in his arms. He enlisted the strongest and bravest monsters to be part of the rescue team. When he saw that his dear friend Sally, who had supported him even in his wildest antics, was being held against her will and tortured, he saw red. His loyalty threw him into action and he did battle with Oogie Boogie until not a bug was left. This is important because Oogie and Jack have a history. He must have already fallen pretty darn far in Jack's eyes. Sometimes you have to kill your childhood best friend. :(
Jack is very hands-on when talking to people, patting shoulders and tugging people in the direction of whatever he's talking about. If he thinks your tongue is important to the conversation, he just might pull it out of your mouth. He's a bit scattered though and does have a tendency to talk over people without meaning to, often missing things that are right in front of him, such as Sally's affection for him or Santa not into being sent on "vacation" via kidnapping in a plastic garbage bag. His intentions really are for the best, he just gets lost in his own whimsy. He can talk himself into anything. This thoughtlessness almost ruined Christmas entirely and since then, he's tried to be more thoughtful when it comes to other realms' customs. His friends won't let him forget, that's for sure.
Jack is very creative. For example, in the contest to become the new Pumpkin King in Training, Oogie sabotages him and makes him drop all his pumpkins. Thinking quickly, Jack pieces the smashed shells together into one big jack-o-lantern and wins points for his efforts. He's known to tinker and invent things on whims as flimsy as a dream (creating the magic mirror) or even pouring months of hard work into furthering the technology of the holiday realms (the portal in zero's journey). He admires Dr. Finklestein and often goes to him for advice on scientific matters.
He's just a little guy and he's out here and he loves the world and scaring people.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Edgar the Murkrow
Samples
RP Sample: TDM Thread
Victory Road Sample:
PROSE SAMPLE:
Dust danced in the shafts of golden light streaming through the open door. Jack's shadow stretched across the floor and up the far wall as he and Edgar took their first steps back into Skellington Haus after what must have been almost ten years. The furniture loomed in the corners, covered in great white sheets making them look like ghosts. It made Jack smile.
"Home at last, Edgar," he said.
Jack flipped on the lights and crossed the living room to uncover the vintage black velvet sofa. He made short work of folding the old sheet, pausing only to sneeze. Edgar imitated him. He tossed the sheet onto a nearby chair and sank down onto the dark cushions with a sigh. It had been quite the journey from Route 29, but he'd had to hit all the towns on foot if he wanted to reignite his warp passes. It was worth it. With the aid of the Poke'Gear and his Pokemon, he was never alone.
He pulled the device out of his coat pocket and flipped it on to see what everyone was up to today. Someone was challenging a gym. Someone was hiding from mall security. Someone was posting aesthetic photos of sleeping Pokemon. It was all so normal, and yet...
The Murkrow croaked and butted her head under Jack's chin. He stroked her feathers and smiled down at her, remembering what he had told Cali over the network. "I'm alright. It's a vacation! And who knows…something exciting could be just around the corner!"
Edgar flapped her wings and took off. She drifted through the air and landed on top of the tall crooked grandfather clock. There, she tapped forward and pecked at the glass covering the clock's face. The clock hadn't run in years.
"You're right, Edgar!" Jack stood up at once. "We've only got so much time until Halloween!"
Name: Wolfy
Preferred Contact: quesadillawizard on plurk
Timezone: CST
Current Characters in Victory Road: Beetlejuice, Henry Townshend, JW
Character
Name: Jack Skellington
Series: The Nightmare Before Christmas (Film + Tokyopop Comics)
Timeline: post mirror moon (TBftBK came out later but its a prequel)
Film: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Burton%27s_The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas
Zero's Journey: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Zero%27s_Journey
Mirror Moon: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Mirror_Moon
The Battle for the Pumpkin King: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/The_Battle_for_Pumpkin_King
the wiki is not great
Personality:
He's a man of big emotions. When he's excited about something, he wants to get the whole town involved, complete with power point presentation on why. When he's sad, he is utterly lost in his melancholy and allows himself to fall into trouble like the time he got so sad he just walked out of town into the woods in a random direction until the sun came up. When he's focused on something, forgets to eat and sleep until he's puzzled out what he's trying to discover. Others often have to step in to bring Jack down to earth. He loves to play as much as anyone and loves a spectacle.
If something catches Jack's curiosity, he will pursue it until he feels he fully understands it. This can manifest in many ways: exploration, book study, the scientific method. He's only got a limited scope of understanding though. Jack knows ghosts and ghouls and graveyards and screams. Horrible is wonderful! Scary is spectacular! He was hand-trained by the previous Pumpkin King, Edgar, and taught all he knows about making sure Halloween goes the way it ought to. While he is not part of the governing body of the town, he is still a leader. The townspeople look at him for inspiration. It's a lot to carry on your shoulders, but it's something Jack does with dignity and pride.
His attention span does have a threshold though. He managed to get tired of Halloween, but only after being Pumpkin King for a LONG ASS TIME. Maybe it was a midafterlife crisis. Either way, he did his whole diving into Christmas thing because it was something that wasn't Halloween. I'm sure if he'd ended up in one of the other holiday realms, the same thing would have happened. In this canon update he has regained his love for Halloween once again, but he still has a healthy interest in new ideas.
Although he delights in scaring the masses, as being scary is very important in Halloween Town, Jack is above all a polite and decent fellow. He treats every citizen of Halloween Town as his equal and appreciates all their talents and gifts. His friends are his whole world. When Zero went missing due to his careless placement of one of his inventions, he did not rest until his dog was back in his arms. He enlisted the strongest and bravest monsters to be part of the rescue team. When he saw that his dear friend Sally, who had supported him even in his wildest antics, was being held against her will and tortured, he saw red. His loyalty threw him into action and he did battle with Oogie Boogie until not a bug was left. This is important because Oogie and Jack have a history. He must have already fallen pretty darn far in Jack's eyes. Sometimes you have to kill your childhood best friend. :(
Jack is very hands-on when talking to people, patting shoulders and tugging people in the direction of whatever he's talking about. If he thinks your tongue is important to the conversation, he just might pull it out of your mouth. He's a bit scattered though and does have a tendency to talk over people without meaning to, often missing things that are right in front of him, such as Sally's affection for him or Santa not into being sent on "vacation" via kidnapping in a plastic garbage bag. His intentions really are for the best, he just gets lost in his own whimsy. He can talk himself into anything. This thoughtlessness almost ruined Christmas entirely and since then, he's tried to be more thoughtful when it comes to other realms' customs. His friends won't let him forget, that's for sure.
Jack is very creative. For example, in the contest to become the new Pumpkin King in Training, Oogie sabotages him and makes him drop all his pumpkins. Thinking quickly, Jack pieces the smashed shells together into one big jack-o-lantern and wins points for his efforts. He's known to tinker and invent things on whims as flimsy as a dream (creating the magic mirror) or even pouring months of hard work into furthering the technology of the holiday realms (the portal in zero's journey). He admires Dr. Finklestein and often goes to him for advice on scientific matters.
He's just a little guy and he's out here and he loves the world and scaring people.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Edgar the Murkrow
Samples
RP Sample: TDM Thread
Victory Road Sample:
PROSE SAMPLE:
Dust danced in the shafts of golden light streaming through the open door. Jack's shadow stretched across the floor and up the far wall as he and Edgar took their first steps back into Skellington Haus after what must have been almost ten years. The furniture loomed in the corners, covered in great white sheets making them look like ghosts. It made Jack smile.
"Home at last, Edgar," he said.
Jack flipped on the lights and crossed the living room to uncover the vintage black velvet sofa. He made short work of folding the old sheet, pausing only to sneeze. Edgar imitated him. He tossed the sheet onto a nearby chair and sank down onto the dark cushions with a sigh. It had been quite the journey from Route 29, but he'd had to hit all the towns on foot if he wanted to reignite his warp passes. It was worth it. With the aid of the Poke'Gear and his Pokemon, he was never alone.
He pulled the device out of his coat pocket and flipped it on to see what everyone was up to today. Someone was challenging a gym. Someone was hiding from mall security. Someone was posting aesthetic photos of sleeping Pokemon. It was all so normal, and yet...
The Murkrow croaked and butted her head under Jack's chin. He stroked her feathers and smiled down at her, remembering what he had told Cali over the network. "I'm alright. It's a vacation! And who knows…something exciting could be just around the corner!"
Edgar flapped her wings and took off. She drifted through the air and landed on top of the tall crooked grandfather clock. There, she tapped forward and pecked at the glass covering the clock's face. The clock hadn't run in years.
"You're right, Edgar!" Jack stood up at once. "We've only got so much time until Halloween!"
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VICTORY ROAD PROFILE
APP | IC INBOX | PLAYER PROFILE
HUMAN APPEARANCE:
Jack is a tall, spindly gentleman with wild black hair full of gray streaks that he usually keeps tied back in a ponytail. It's hard to pinpoint his exact age. He moves like a man in his twenties but his pince-nez glasses and the lines that crease his face here and there hint at a long, exciting life. His darkly circled eyes are orange.
RESIDENCE:
Jack currently lives alone in Skellington Haus, a towering mansion on the north side of Goldenrod. It functions as his dwelling as well as a bed and breakfast.
OCCUPATION:
-400P a night, comes with a free breakfast for trainers and up to three Pokemon.
-800P to stay in the HAUNTED room. If the customer can stay the whole night without being scared off by Jack and his Pokemon's ghostly antics, they get a refund as thanks for letting him have fun. They're also awarded a button that says UNSPOOKABLE. Haunted rooms must be booked three days in advance.
(he has to get back to this point, he's starting his pokemon journey over AGAIN)
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[OOC] - Drop
Sad news, everyone.
The time has come to let Mr. Skellington go home. I apped him to this wonderful game in February of 2010. I thought I would have him here forever, but my life is changing and sacrifices have to be made. I've loved playing him off of all of you. He was my first ever RP journal. His is the first app I've ever written. Route 29 is my first journal game. Although I'm still here with Henry and Ralph, Jack is special to me and I know he was special to a lot of you. Who knows, maybe he'll come back some day! Watch your backs during 4th Wall and especially during Halloween. Farewell letters have been sent out.
Thank you again for playing with him!
(Also for some reason I'm not in the OOC com after all this time??? So just posting in his journal.)
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62 days till Halloween [Video]
[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.
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.
61 Days till halloween [video / action for the edge of Goldenrod]
[It's a rather lovely afternoon in Goldenrod. On the edge of town people are picnicing in the nice weather, training their pokemon, and introduing their newest additions to their teams. Jack was one of those people. That was until one of the two little green goats he found grazing behind his house two days ago did something new.]
[Something amazing.]
[Something game changing]
[Anybody unfortunate enough to turn on their gears or be within a quarter mile will be treated to near deafening, hyserical screaming.]
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENED!
FINALLY! AHAHA! AHA! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAA!
[Behold a gangly old man haphazardly riding a somewhat-too-small Skiddo that is leaping back and forth across a Ledge. Yes. One of those ledges. The poor leafy goat looks sort of alarmed because her rider is just...screaming. He's not even making words anymore. He's just making loud joyful(???) babbling sounds and possibly crying. Definitely crying.]
FOUR YEARS! Four long years I've been here! I've seen people break bones and nearly lose their lives combating ledges! These God-forsaken land formation are no longer our masters! We can go anywhere!
Anywhere!
THE GOATS WILL DELIVER U--whoah!
[He promptly falls off the Skiddo who bounds over to her brother who has been huddling on the edge of the path with Jack's Arbok and Murkrow during this whole...display. Jack doesn't get up he just...lays on the road and laughs at the sky. It's been a long time coming, hasn't it?]
[Eventually Edgar flaps over and retrieves his gear from the road before turning it off with a swift peck.]
[Any video responses will come several hours later.]
[Something amazing.]
[Something game changing]
[Anybody unfortunate enough to turn on their gears or be within a quarter mile will be treated to near deafening, hyserical screaming.]
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENED!
FINALLY! AHAHA! AHA! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAA!
[Behold a gangly old man haphazardly riding a somewhat-too-small Skiddo that is leaping back and forth across a Ledge. Yes. One of those ledges. The poor leafy goat looks sort of alarmed because her rider is just...screaming. He's not even making words anymore. He's just making loud joyful(???) babbling sounds and possibly crying. Definitely crying.]
FOUR YEARS! Four long years I've been here! I've seen people break bones and nearly lose their lives combating ledges! These God-forsaken land formation are no longer our masters! We can go anywhere!
Anywhere!
THE GOATS WILL DELIVER U--whoah!
[He promptly falls off the Skiddo who bounds over to her brother who has been huddling on the edge of the path with Jack's Arbok and Murkrow during this whole...display. Jack doesn't get up he just...lays on the road and laughs at the sky. It's been a long time coming, hasn't it?]
[Eventually Edgar flaps over and retrieves his gear from the road before turning it off with a swift peck.]
[Any video responses will come several hours later.]
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60 Days till Halloween [Video]
[The familiar tune and bustle of the Pokemon Center betray Jack's location far before any of the scenery does. He's seated on one of the benches with his gear angled at the tattered and singed jacket clenched in his free hand. His Houndour, One, is tugging on it furiously, even though his trainer isn't putting any gusto into his side of the tug-o-war.]
Look at this beast. Tireless. Absolutely tireless. He's been training all afternoon and still wants to play. I hope everyone is doing well.
( Signs of the Tallfellow )
(OOC: Life is bumpy right now so just leaving this handwave 'event' for anybody wanting to be a part of the Tallfellow thing since I couldn't do an encounter. Look HERE for more info if you're curious!))
Look at this beast. Tireless. Absolutely tireless. He's been training all afternoon and still wants to play. I hope everyone is doing well.
( Signs of the Tallfellow )
(OOC: Life is bumpy right now so just leaving this handwave 'event' for anybody wanting to be a part of the Tallfellow thing since I couldn't do an encounter. Look HERE for more info if you're curious!))
58 Days till Halloween [FOURTH WALL EVENT]
[VIDEO- morning]
[Today is One of Those Days but that isn't going to stop old Jack from trying to reach out. when the feed flickers on it reveals...nothing. There are busy streets behind him rife with general 4th Wall chaos but the gear moves as if it is being carried and not being aimed at anything in particular. It isn't like Jack to cam nothing (except when it is).]
Finally! Yes! Hello! I need some help! I can't seem to--BATS
[The 'gear clatters to the ground, doing several flips. There seems to be no Jack in sight although something is retrieving device from the sidewalk.]
I'm having a horrible time staying corporal and not the good kind of horrible!
[ACTION for ABSOLUTELY ANYWHERE ACROSS THE POKE'NATION--lunchtime to night time]
[What was that sound?]
[Was somebody standing over there just now? Surely it was just a trick of the light. No. No, it was not. The familiar form of Mr. Skellington in his traveling clothes is drifting around Johto and Kanto occasionally flickering in and out of sight as he struggles with things like not floating upside down and keeping his gear in his hands.]
[THIS IS NOT WHAT HE WENT TO HAUNTING SCHOOL FOR DAMN IT.]
[Today is One of Those Days but that isn't going to stop old Jack from trying to reach out. when the feed flickers on it reveals...nothing. There are busy streets behind him rife with general 4th Wall chaos but the gear moves as if it is being carried and not being aimed at anything in particular. It isn't like Jack to cam nothing (except when it is).]
Finally! Yes! Hello! I need some help! I can't seem to--BATS
[The 'gear clatters to the ground, doing several flips. There seems to be no Jack in sight although something is retrieving device from the sidewalk.]
I'm having a horrible time staying corporal and not the good kind of horrible!
[ACTION for ABSOLUTELY ANYWHERE ACROSS THE POKE'NATION--lunchtime to night time]
[What was that sound?]
[Was somebody standing over there just now? Surely it was just a trick of the light. No. No, it was not. The familiar form of Mr. Skellington in his traveling clothes is drifting around Johto and Kanto occasionally flickering in and out of sight as he struggles with things like not floating upside down and keeping his gear in his hands.]
[THIS IS NOT WHAT HE WENT TO HAUNTING SCHOOL FOR DAMN IT.]
57 days till Halloween [voice]
[Today's transmission is short and sweet. The background noise is running water and the light clacking of plates against one another.]
[Jack's having one of those realizations that crop up out of the blue and just has to share it with the world. He sounds worried.]
Just how old do you think we newcomers can get in this place?
[There's a short pause before the feed ends that suggests he wants to add something else but he doesn't.]
[Jack's having one of those realizations that crop up out of the blue and just has to share it with the world. He sounds worried.]
Just how old do you think we newcomers can get in this place?
[There's a short pause before the feed ends that suggests he wants to add something else but he doesn't.]
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56 Days till Halloween [video]
[GUESS WHO'S READY FOR CHRISTMAS! He's got his Santa hat on and everything.]
Good morning, Johto! And Kanto! I always forget about you, Kanto, forgive me. Anyway, I hope you've all been good this year! Sandy Claws pays extra attention in December, you know!
So! What's everyone doing for Christmas?
Good morning, Johto! And Kanto! I always forget about you, Kanto, forgive me. Anyway, I hope you've all been good this year! Sandy Claws pays extra attention in December, you know!
So! What's everyone doing for Christmas?
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55 Days till Halloween [4th WALL] [Action] Goldenrod
[Another one of these, was it?]
[The old skeleton has been in Johto for four long years. This is nothing new. With all the madness around him, he's determined to have a nice day! Fleshless as ever, yet still dressed in easily identifiable clothes by those who know him, Jack sits at an outdoor Goldenrod cafe table and flips through his 'gear to see what there is to see.]
[His Murkorw, Edgar, perches on the back of the chair across from him and preens herself.]
[The old skeleton has been in Johto for four long years. This is nothing new. With all the madness around him, he's determined to have a nice day! Fleshless as ever, yet still dressed in easily identifiable clothes by those who know him, Jack sits at an outdoor Goldenrod cafe table and flips through his 'gear to see what there is to see.]
[His Murkorw, Edgar, perches on the back of the chair across from him and preens herself.]
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54 days till Halloween [Video]
[The feed opens upon THIS enthusiastically made poster, albeit a little out of focus at first. The day is windy and its edges flap in the breeze.]
Hellooo, everyone! It's finally ready! After all these long months of hard work! In only a week and a half, Skellington House will open to the public! If the mail system has pulled through for me, you should be able to find a poster like this in any poke'mart across Johto! Kanto too!
[The camera flips around to Jack's smiling face. If he grinned any harder, his head would split in two. It's also easy to see that the buildings on the opposite street have been...plastered with the things. He's advertising this harder than the Game Corner.]
See you there!
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53 days till Halloween [video]
[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! >
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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52 days till Halloween [video]
[It's another bright morning in the Skellington Mansion and the feed flicks on to what must be the attic since there are panels of the ceiling missing and sunlight is streaming through. Tools are scattered everywhere and Edgar the Murkrow is making a pest of herself scattering nails. There are piles of plastic tarp rumpled here and there. Anybody living within a block of the house knows construction is still going loud and strong.]
I had a thought. I'd like to provide my guests with something to entertain themselves with besides being frightened of pokemon. I was wondering if anybody had come across any good horror films in this place. I could leave a few in each room for them to choose from.
I had a terrible time trying to find any two years ago but...something good must have come out since then?
[Anybody who worked at the Breeding Center in Goldenrod two Halloweens ago should remember the distraught Pumpkin King and his pile of crappy DVDs that overtook the livingroom.]
I had a thought. I'd like to provide my guests with something to entertain themselves with besides being frightened of pokemon. I was wondering if anybody had come across any good horror films in this place. I could leave a few in each room for them to choose from.
I had a terrible time trying to find any two years ago but...something good must have come out since then?
[Anybody who worked at the Breeding Center in Goldenrod two Halloweens ago should remember the distraught Pumpkin King and his pile of crappy DVDs that overtook the livingroom.]
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51 days till Halloween [Video][Possible action for Goldenrod]
[Jack is in much higher spirits this time as the feed opens. He's at home and seemingly in the middle of a construction project if all the leaning, unsanded boards, paint buckets, and piles of plastic are anything to go by.]
[There are also six Gastly floating here and there carrying tools.]
Good evening, Johto! I've got a couple of favors to ask. I'm in the middle of a project here and if anybody would like to save me a little time by running to the hardware store for me, I'll happily pay you back. I've also got some lemonade and sandwiches made if that means anything to you--
[The biggest of the Gastlies drops the hammer it's been carrying and suddenly zooms off through the wall, followed by a second.]
Fester! Elvis! Those aren't for--
[It's hopeless. Jack withers a bit.]
I'll... have some made if you can help me out.
[There are also six Gastly floating here and there carrying tools.]
Good evening, Johto! I've got a couple of favors to ask. I'm in the middle of a project here and if anybody would like to save me a little time by running to the hardware store for me, I'll happily pay you back. I've also got some lemonade and sandwiches made if that means anything to you--
[The biggest of the Gastlies drops the hammer it's been carrying and suddenly zooms off through the wall, followed by a second.]
Fester! Elvis! Those aren't for--
[It's hopeless. Jack withers a bit.]
I'll... have some made if you can help me out.
50 Days Till Halloween [video]
[It's evening when Jack appears on the Network for the first time in quite a while. The purple-roofed houses behind him make it obvious as to where he is. He looks tired but also frustrated. There are no smiles on this pumpkin.]
I've arrived safely. Forgive me for not checking in sooner, but I've been in Lavender Town for a day or so no. I have to say, I never expected this amount of unrest in the air. It's absolutely oppressive. The spirits here are not happy.
[Jack flips the 'gear around to show the Radio Tower in the gloom of sunset.]
I'd so hoped my arrival would be happier. I have wanted to visit this town since I arrived three long years ago.
I've arrived safely. Forgive me for not checking in sooner, but I've been in Lavender Town for a day or so no. I have to say, I never expected this amount of unrest in the air. It's absolutely oppressive. The spirits here are not happy.
[Jack flips the 'gear around to show the Radio Tower in the gloom of sunset.]
I'd so hoped my arrival would be happier. I have wanted to visit this town since I arrived three long years ago.