019 - audio

[tapestodiane]

I imagine quite a number of you are taking the gym challenge, but I'm curious as to what reason. Boredom? Some kind of obligation? That it just might lead to a way home?

I'm not sure. Either way I recently earned my second badge and expect to head back to Goldenrod in the near future. [A small pause here and his voice takes on a wistful little note.] Am quite excited to return to Ilex Forest. I believe it will be a beautiful sight and an invigorating hike.

[Click! Both badges are obviously mod-approved. And action for anyone in Azalea - if you find him, he's hanging from a tree by his knees, kid-style, browsing his pokégear while doing so and ... looking quite comfortable. Any gear-replies will be done in this fashion, too. Have fun with that!]

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[tapestodiane]

That makes it happen ... _{[Yeah nevermind, he's just gonna repeat it to make it set in his head.]} Sounds like an interesting place.

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[quickattackjack]

Think of us a little like... Sandyclaws. He brings toys to people on earth. We bring terror.

_{[Jack smiles wearily.]} Oh, it's a wonderful place. I miss it every day. Grey skies, tranquil acid swamps, the sound of ravens every evening, the wind through the gallows trees...

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[tapestodiane]

Sandy- oh, you mean Santa Claus.

_{[And that's quite a description! Coop smiles politely more than anything - not really his idea of a 'wonderful place' - but still.]}

I guess that's fitting for a place with a Halloween theme. What do you do the other days of the year?

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[quickattackjack]

Right, that's what I said. He's alright. A little grouchy, but he's got a big job and I think he's been at it longer than I've been doing mine, so I can't say I blame him.

_{[Jack sobers up a little. 8[ He suddenly felt lucky that the round little man didn't clobber him with a candy cane. He deserved it.]}

Well, we prepare. A lot goes into Halloween. We have to look at what we did last year, what we did right, what we could do better, what the outer world believes in, what they don't. No use teaching a bunch of newly-dead how to rattle chains if nobody's listening for them...I'm gonna have to take a break.

_{[Jack struggles for a moment and ends up right-side up. He rubs his head and steadies himself on the branch.]}

But there are also different kinds of Halloween all over the world like...the Day of the Dead! Between you and me..._{that's my favorite.} Even though it's not very scary, not really, the spirit's still there!

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[tapestodiane]

_{[Coop leans back a little, holding the branch securely to be able to do so, as he looks at Jack as he gets up. It is a little tricky to do that from a hanging position, so he thinks the other managed that pretty well.]}

The Mexican holiday where the dead come back for a few days to visit their loved ones ... _{[Just sort of going it over again in his head, refreshing his memory of what it means.]} I'll agree, that does have spirit. So you do events for that as well?

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[quickattackjack]

That's right...though Halloween is still our big deal. There's an off season a few months of summer...because have you ever tried to get black cats to participate in anything when it's hot out?

_{[Jack grins fondly...and a little sadly remembering his home. He hoped this year's Halloween, should he say here long enough to see it, goes better than last year's.]}

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[tapestodiane]

_{[And the grin is back.]} No, I haven't. I'm guessing it's near impossible.

_{[And yes, it should be better. Jack should arrange something. It could be fun.]}