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[Little laugh, in turn.]
No! Some of them wouldn't even fit.
No! Some of them wouldn't even fit.
What, yer sure about that?
[Twisting in place, he calls up to a Charizard that's been looping circles throughout the tent.]
Torch! We could fit ya inside a house, couldn't we?
[Torch just makes a low rumbling noise that's likely a sort of laugh.]
[Twisting in place, he calls up to a Charizard that's been looping circles throughout the tent.]
Torch! We could fit ya inside a house, couldn't we?
[Torch just makes a low rumbling noise that's likely a sort of laugh.]
[Her eyes go wide for a short moment, but then she just laughs some more, even as she absently picks up a Litleo and puts it in her lap.]
Okay, a really big house! But defintely not a hotel room.
Okay, a really big house! But defintely not a hotel room.
Hmmm, I suppose so~. [Chuckling, he lets himself get distracted by a Floette that comes over to investigate the ruckus.] That sorta thing is what got me and Jims banned from the hotel in Violet. Ya hear about that?
[No, she has no idea, and the way she does a double take speaks for that well enough.]
What! Really? What happened?
What! Really? What happened?
So... As it turns out, ya aren't allowed ta store 100 bats in yer hotel room.
Funny, innit? I don't remember readin' that in the contract.
[That that specifically, anyway, although there's probably something about noise violations, and Pokemon limits... OH WELL.]
Funny, innit? I don't remember readin' that in the contract.
[That that specifically, anyway, although there's probably something about noise violations, and Pokemon limits... OH WELL.]
What happened?
[She has to hear this. It sounds like something happened.]
[She has to hear this. It sounds like something happened.]
Weeeeeeeeeell...
[Yeah, Joker is horrendous at keeping good stories a secret, so he breaks pretty easily.]
Some time last year, we started gettin' random swarms a strange and unseen Pokemon, all over! Different types, every day, in diferent places!
Now, me and Jim were too curious for our own good, so a course we started flyin' about ta see just where they were poppin' up and maybe get a few ourselves. 'Course, that meant stayin' in a lotta hotels...
[Yeah, Joker is horrendous at keeping good stories a secret, so he breaks pretty easily.]
Some time last year, we started gettin' random swarms a strange and unseen Pokemon, all over! Different types, every day, in diferent places!
Now, me and Jim were too curious for our own good, so a course we started flyin' about ta see just where they were poppin' up and maybe get a few ourselves. 'Course, that meant stayin' in a lotta hotels...
[Grinning already in anticipation, Molly keeps stroking the Litleo in her lap, tilting her head as she listens to Joker.]
There's no way you caught a hundred of them.
There's no way you caught a hundred of them.
A hundred bats?
Well, not caught, exactly... We just. Gently encouraged them ta fly inside the hotel.
Well, not caught, exactly... We just. Gently encouraged them ta fly inside the hotel.
[Surprised laugh!]
Really? And they just did?
Really? And they just did?
With a bit a persuadin', they did! Got all nice and cozy in me and Jims' hotel rooms!
Something something safety violations something something noise complaints... The explanation blurred a bit, I'll admit.
[Okay, just have a giggle for a while here.]
What happened to the bats?
What happened to the bats?
Oh, we let 'em all out when it got night although a few of 'em found homes.
S'the reason we took 'em all in, after all. They were all confused and lost with the sun so bright.
S'the reason we took 'em all in, after all. They were all confused and lost with the sun so bright.
I did. That would be Coffee- if Torch stayed still for any sorta minute, ya would spot the little thing hitchin' a ride.
'Cuz I came in and the little devil was stuck entirely in the bleedin' coffee pot. He's had a taste for it ever since.
A LETTER: Written in graceful script on the back of a circus flyer.
Joker,
Your anniversary show was FANTASTIC! I haven't had that much fun since last Halloween. However, I am terribly sorry to inform you that I will not be around for another Halloween collaboration. A unique opportunity has appeared and if I don't take it, I know I'll be rolling in my grave years from now. I am so glad to have met you--it's hard to find else so excited about making others both laugh and scream. You are a fantastic collaborative partner and an even better friend.
This does not mean that the fun has to stop! I have left my estate in the care of Jimmy Twoshoes. On my orders, any member of the circus who needs a roof may knock on its door. I also encourage you to use it again this Halloween! Please see that Jimmy has help running such a large home.
Dead and gone, but not in spirit,
Jack Skellington, Pumpkin King of Halloween
GIFT:
> Jack's signature bat bow tie. Attached is a note. "Stay sharp!"
Joker,
Your anniversary show was FANTASTIC! I haven't had that much fun since last Halloween. However, I am terribly sorry to inform you that I will not be around for another Halloween collaboration. A unique opportunity has appeared and if I don't take it, I know I'll be rolling in my grave years from now. I am so glad to have met you--it's hard to find else so excited about making others both laugh and scream. You are a fantastic collaborative partner and an even better friend.
This does not mean that the fun has to stop! I have left my estate in the care of Jimmy Twoshoes. On my orders, any member of the circus who needs a roof may knock on its door. I also encourage you to use it again this Halloween! Please see that Jimmy has help running such a large home.
Dead and gone, but not in spirit,
Jack Skellington, Pumpkin King of Halloween
GIFT:
> Jack's signature bat bow tie. Attached is a note. "Stay sharp!"
[Jimmy had been busy preparing for his trip with Molly when he received a letter through the Pidgey Post. It was unprecedented to say the least, having effectively taken the wind out of his packing sails enough to put a damper on it for the rest of the day. He was used to this sort of thing happening by now, sure...but it had been a while since someone he was this close to left. He liked Jack a lot, so it's hard. At the same time, though, it's made easier knowing that this was something Jack wanted and wished for on his own.
He eventually picks himself up and heads out from his personal tent, the folded letter in one hand and the silver key in his other while he sets off to find Joker. Assuming he's probably either in the main tent or in his own, he checks those areas first.]
Joker? It's Jimmy! I uh...I need to talk to you, if you're around...
[Leader's following behind him as usual, but he's also joined by a very frazzled looking Murkrow perched on his right shoulder. Her sour expression betrays how disheveled she is by her trainer's disappearance, but Jimmy's a familiar face, at least. Of course Jimmy feels bad leaving her cooped up in her ball during this, so he decides to just keep her with him for the time being.]
He eventually picks himself up and heads out from his personal tent, the folded letter in one hand and the silver key in his other while he sets off to find Joker. Assuming he's probably either in the main tent or in his own, he checks those areas first.]
Joker? It's Jimmy! I uh...I need to talk to you, if you're around...
[Leader's following behind him as usual, but he's also joined by a very frazzled looking Murkrow perched on his right shoulder. Her sour expression betrays how disheveled she is by her trainer's disappearance, but Jimmy's a familiar face, at least. Of course Jimmy feels bad leaving her cooped up in her ball during this, so he decides to just keep her with him for the time being.]
[For once, it's not in the main tent that Joker can be found practicing with his Pokemon for the next big show. It's his own private tent. None of the usual bells and whistles that comes with his appearance, no gleeful flamboyancy. He's dressed down, a bit somber with Angel on the bed looking even moreso.]
[He's in front of his mirror, holding up a very familiar bat bow tie up in front of his reflection.]
[When he hears Jimmy, he takes a breath and turns away. He's already pretty sure what the boy is coming to see him about, and seeing the Murkrow only cements it.]
Got yer letter, then?
[He's in front of his mirror, holding up a very familiar bat bow tie up in front of his reflection.]
[When he hears Jimmy, he takes a breath and turns away. He's already pretty sure what the boy is coming to see him about, and seeing the Murkrow only cements it.]
Got yer letter, then?
[Jimmy stops once he gets to the entrance a little too abruptly, causing Edgar to have to flap her wings a little to maintain her balance. He pauses for a moment to take in the sight, his grip on his own letter tightening somewhat.]
..oh. He sent you one too?
..oh. He sent you one too?
That he did.
[He gives a nod to his desk, where one is waiting. Already sent the Pidgey off with a tip and a thank you. Joker whistles out a breath from between his teeth.]
...He got ta choose when ta leave. Not a lotta folks get ta, here. That's good for 'im.
[He gives a nod to his desk, where one is waiting. Already sent the Pidgey off with a tip and a thank you. Joker whistles out a breath from between his teeth.]
...He got ta choose when ta leave. Not a lotta folks get ta, here. That's good for 'im.
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