81. [Video/Action for Ecruteak]

[foolishwren]

Hey, 'Zilla, you got the 'Gear?

This stuff NEEDS to be documented.

<sub>[That's the first thing that can be heard over the feed. When the camera first comes on, a pair of large, familiar reptilian red eyes are blinking down at it. Is it recording...? Oh, okay, recording! Good.]

[Then it zooms out a little, enough to show-- HEY! That's not the Totodile that last hijacked the 'Gear!]

[With newly black-rimmed eyes, a proud red crest, and a new ultra-manly thickened jaw, it would seem that the bratty little Totodile who'd last been seen moping on the network over whether or not he was a good Pokemon... had finally evolved, after a whole year of wanting to stay 'the baby' of the gang. What prompted his choice to finally start growing up?]

[Well, that's a story that'll have to wait till later, because he lets out a satisfied snort at the sight of the red recording light, and then turns it away from himself-- only for the screen to IMMEDIATELY be filled with a grotesquely-detailed rubber Mightyena mask, snarling and sporting a wild mane of black hair over the top!]</sub>

RAAAARRLLGGHHBLAAARG!

<sub>[... Oh wait. The black hair is just Heather.]

[She yanks the mask off, grinning widely.]</sub>

I can't even handle all these epically cheesy costumes, man. Some things really ARE universal.

<sub>[The camera shifts a little-- it's from a much higher vantage-point than normal now, considering all the previous times the camera-croc's been the one filming, it's been from a vantage point on the FLOOR unless he was able to persuade Honey the Butterfree to carry him-- and it becomes apparent that they're in a costume store. There's rack after rack of jumbled costumes everywhere-- looks like it's already been pretty thoroughly ransacked by local kids, but there's still plenty of stuff left. It's just... everywhere.]

[Hanging the mask back up, Heather bends down to start picking through the other odds and ends, which range from cheesy and cheap-looking to actually fairly interesting.]</sub>

Maybe this time around, we'll actually get to ENJOY the holiday instead of spend the whole time running away from rips in the fabric of space and time...



_{[OOC: Action for anybody in Ecruteak, obviously! Feel free to assume your character is already in the shop, Heather will gladly harass them to try on stupid costume crap with her. Also feel free to address the camera-croc.]}

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[boldandresolute.livejournal.com]

[Liquid wasn't exactly the first person one would expect in a costume store. He wasn't actually in there because he wanted one-- having never dressed up for Halloween before in his life and really not having much of a desire to-- but mostly out of curiosity.]

[People actually paid good money for this? Money that could be better spent on guns giant bipedal robots nuclear weapons for the giant robots this is Liquid, let's not even kid ourselves. On guns and giant robots.]

[So he'll just be over here, looking at the racks with vague amusement.]

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[Not plannin on putting on a costume, Liquid? Well, TOO BAD.]

[Because there's a tousled, black-haired head popping up out of the nearest costume rack and waving around a frilly pink ballerina tutu that looks very secondhand.]</sub>

Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey Liquid. Put this on.

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[ A slightly amused hum. ] Slobbery's a good look on you. You know, I keep hearing about it--what the hell happened last year?

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[foolishwren]

Yeah, I always thought I rocked the foaming-at-the-mouth look...

And ... yeah, uh, last year, the entire world like... glitched the fuck out. Sky went all orange and purple and there were flying skeletons everywhere. And all the natives went comatose and pixelated and the Pokemon just froze. _{[That had been the part that bothered her most, actually. It was creepy to think of her normally-lively companions as... static 2D images.]}

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[no-ufo-ending.livejournal.com]

_{[Henry is trailing behind Heather, just kind of eyeing everything. He's been a stubborn FART HEAD so far and hasn't tried on any of the masks. He did have a black shirt draped over one arm though that said 'THIS IS MY COSTUME'. Yeah. He's one of those guys.]}

Have you decided on anything yet?

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[foolishwren]

_{[Oh, your time will come, Henry. Your time will come. Even if she can't get him to dress up ON Halloween, she wants to at least make him wear some goofy hats in here or something.]}

Nope, not yet... Kaito and I wanted to do some kinda matching thing, so I gotta wait on him... But some of the stuff here is kinda cool.

_{[She reaches out and plucks at a trademarked Officer Jenny wig.]}

... Some of it.

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[bakaitoukid]

[HEY HEZZAH. Guess who is hanging out in the costume shop with you]

Think we'll actually get any candy this year? [turning over a flimsy monster mask in one hand 8|a]

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[SUP KAITO]

[She's picking through a box of corny foil-and-wire crowns and tiaras.]</sub>

We'd BETTER. I don't even think I BOUGHT anything last year. I was too busy being officially weirded out.

_{[Absent-mindedly, she reaches over to put one of the crowns on Kaito's head before going back to digging.]}

So seriously, if I have to go another year without Halloween candy, I'm gonna be mad.

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[subvertio.livejournal.com]

What was it last year? [Oh hi there Heather, there's a Vanibutt standing somewhere behind and giving a raised eyebrow to all the costumes. Distastefully stepping around them, mind you.

He was bored and saw her in here, that's why he walked in.]

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[foolishwren]

The world turned into one giant computer glitch and it was freaky as fuck.

_{[... She says, through the mouth-hole of an unintentionally-disturbing Mr. Mime mask.]}

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[quickattackjack]

_{[Here's a mask, Heather! Oh, wait, no, that's just Jack's normal face. And he looks like shit. The dead man hasn't been sleeping well. So much to do, so little time!]}

That one suits you.

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[foolishwren]

Yeah?

Did I sound rabid enough to pull it off?

... Do they even have rabies here?

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[exeggutorhead]

[Envy is snickering at that display with the mask.]

How terrifying.

So is it everyone that puts on costumes for this Halloween thing?

[Envy's been considering it. Both for thieving purposes because nobody would be able to tell who he was, and also just because he really likes disguising himself and hasn't gotten much of a chance to in Johto.]

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[foolishwren]

Yep. It's tradition!

I think the idea was that if you dressed up as monsters and shit, it'd scare evil spirits away so you could walk at night safely.

'Least that's what I heard once.

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[4leafcleaver.livejournal.com]

You could always make your own costume if nothing's good enough.

...by the way, are you dyeing your hair for Halloween?

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[foolishwren]

Yeah, it's just... I'm so lazy.

<sub>[She wasn't a terrible seamstress, actually, but she didn't have the patience for it.]

[She blinks.]</sub>

Uh-- ... nope. Opposite, actually.

I stopped dyeing it for Halloween.

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[sciencebipches.livejournal.com]

[He watches the whole thing, not even feigning interest in the slightest, sure it's a water pokemon he has seen before, but, whatever--though, there is one thing that catches his attention.]

Holiday? Costumes? I keep hearin' talk about somethin' goin' on, what exactly is it?

[He's not exactly sure why he's asking her, but whatever, information is information!]

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[HI PRINCESS.]

[Possibly to aggravate his fashion sense even more, she replies to him with a hideous 'rainfro' (rainbow afro, for those not in the know) wig on her head. There is a 99% chance this is on purpose.]</sub>

Halloween.

You dress up in costumes and, if you still look young enough to get away with it, you can go door to door and people give you candy.

Basically.

_{[She'd mention the part about wreaking havoc in the yards of people who refused to give candy, but she's not sure she wants Prince Purplepants to think it's an acceptable idea to destroy the property of people who don't give him things.]}

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[tapestodiane]

_{[Oh haha hey, impressive growl there! Cooper's just going to sort of stick his head out from behind a shelf or something when he hears it, and of COURSE it's her, who else?]}

Morning, Heather!

_{[C: We are in a good nostalgic mood today.]}

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[It couldn't be anybody else.]

[She looks over her shoulder at the sound of his voice, and then grins broadly when she spots him.]</sub>

Mornin'!

_{[Fancy that, a cop in a costume store.]}

Looking for an outfit?

Need help?

_{[... WHY IS IT THAT THE WAY SHE SAYS THAT COULD COME OFF AS A THREAT.]}

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[harryusedworry.livejournal.com]

Heather stop trying to scare people. It's not Halloween yet.

[Of course he's there.]

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[foolishwren]

_{[Of course he is! Because she needs to get him into a suitably hilarious costume.]}

Pfft, everybody knows the entire week leading up to Halloween might as well BE Halloween. I mean, come on, Dad, get with the times.

_{[She's already reaching for a cheap plastic Pikachu mask to try on.]}

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[foreveraclone]

Costumes? What do you need a costume for?

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[foolishwren]

Not familiar with the whole Halloween thing, huh?

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[thattrail.livejournal.com]

Maybe you could tell me what this holiday is actually about? I must've missed that last year.

_{[Too busy running from pixellated monsters]}

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[foolishwren]

_{[SURE THING.]}

Well, I won't lie, it's mostly about running around outside at night in crazy costumes and getting free food from people.

But I guess technically it's about scaring evil spirits away or something? I dunno. I'm not up on my history.

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[teamonia.livejournal.com]

Well, I would say rips in the fabric of space and time could damper a holiday mood.

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[foolishwren]

Believe me, it totally did.

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[chemistryinmotion]

... Rips in the fabric of space and time? Like... for real? [He is probably the only person who thinks that sounds awesome. For purely scientific reasons, of course.]

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[foolishwren]

For real.

Last Halloween was a total clusterfuck.