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TDM #12 - Give 'em Pumpkin to Talk About [FIRST EDITION]
Pumpkin Hollow Gazette
9/18/25 | TDM #12 - Give 'em Pumpkin to Talk About [First Edition]
Fall Pokémon Types - Ghost, Dark, Flying, Electric, Poison
WELCOME TO PUMPKIN HOLLOW
By Yorick Aberdeen
The crop for which the town is named.
Ahh, Autumn! The time of year when Pumpkin Hollow is at its most vibrant and beautiful. If this is your first day on Marrow Isle, then you’ve arrived at the perfect time!
Due to some unexpected weather difficulties, our harvest this year will be somewhat leaner than other years, but not to worry! Our local earth mages, druids, and garden witches have it under control! Now that the skies are under Mother Celestine’s jurisdiction once more, there will be plenty of food to enjoy over PumpkinFest--- which will run in Downtown Hollow for the entire season this year! Please grab yourself a festival schedule from Town Hall, the Oak & Iron, or the newsstand outside Pinhole Printing and Binding for more information about this season’s most treasured festivities celebrating the export which gave this town its name.
We invite you, as with all those who came before you, to enjoy your stay at the Oak & Iron tavern inn while you settle in. (Or the Autumn Leaves Dormitory House, for the newly arrived youngsters.) Please stop by Town Hall to discuss opportunities for work and more permanent housing! All newcomers get 100 Brass in their pocket upon arrival as well, so we encourage you to take advantage of this as well. Reach out to your neighbors for help if you need it, and don’t forget to pick up your copy of the Pumpkin Hollow Gazette whenever you need the local news!
A final side note before we get into seasonal updates --- the Pumpkin Hollow Gazette wishes to proudly welcome Mettaton to our writing staff! We hope that you enjoy his first contributions to our paper. Additionally, we wish to congratulate Melanie King and Phil Connors for their Outstanding Press Award, presented to them by Town Hall after the weather disaster that occurred in August. They deserve it! The remaining two writers, Yorick Aberdeen and Timothy Stoker, could not be more proud of our incredible colleagues.
Now, on to the news! Happy Fall, Pumpkin Hollow!
AUTUMN WEATHER REPORT
By Phil Connors
The views around Leeds Estate are gorgeous this time of year!
It's time for a change, folks, and you'll be happy to know that this one's a lot more gradual than last month! Summer's on her way out and it's Autumn's turn to move in. Start putting out your jackets and add a layer to your blankets. Early in the season we'll start seeing a rise in brisk, windy days, and more frequent light rains, but a lot less thunderstorms. As the season goes on the temperatures will keep dropping and we'll even start to see some morning mist, and even later, morning frost. It's a beautiful sight; just don't use it to decorate your cakes.
Not everyone is going to be all prepped for the weather, however. Clean-up from the last month's mayhem is still ongoing, and there's plenty to do. The farms need help cleaning up their fields and tending their animals, deliveries need to be made, and just about everyone needs repairs to their house and a brand new wardrobe. Check in at Town Hall--or just on your neighbors--for some guidance on where to get started.
A NAME SO NICE, YOU SAY IT THRICE (ACTUALLY, PLEASE DON'T)
By Timothy Stoker
As part of a recent string of incidents involving what appear to be beloved seasonal intellectual properties in some worlds, we’ve got some unexpected visitors out in Fall’s Promise Cemetery! A number of remarkably-tangible interdimensional dead (well, deader than us, anyway) have set up a wonderfully weird oddities fair on the cemetery grounds, where they appear to be trapped. The fair includes unusual scientific specimens, darkly unique art pieces, allegedly cursed objects, fortune telling, and chilling performances by talented spectral visitors. It serves as a properly spooky complement to the activities of Pumpkinfest.
However, fair-goers should be warned that there is a scam artist among the crowd. Reports of an individual persuading live residents to speak his name three times in a row have been flooding the constabulary, indicating that this unusual incantation allows this particular ghost to escape the cemetery. From there, he will drag his generous benefactor and potentially several other people along for his nonsense, which allegedly may include (but is not limited to) petty crime, destructive party behavior, wingmanning for unwelcome flirting, and somewhat sub-par stand-up comedy routines. The perpetrator, who constables have dubbed “BJ” so as not to accidentally unleash him by saying his full name, should be avoided at all costs. Unless the above sounds like a fun way to spend a Friday night. The Pumpkin Hollow Gazette would never deliberately encourage unhealthy or illegal behavior, but we are also not your mother. Who are we to tell you how to live your life?
All that said, though, the Pumpkin Hollow Board of Safety and the Department of Supernatural Affairs both have a great deal of concern regarding what this outbreak of fourth-wall-breaking dimension-hoppers could mean. “BJ” is not the only such example we’ve seen around--- offworld residents originating from more modern time periods have recognized at least a half-dozen iconic characters from Halloween classics just traipsing around the island. Port Authority has stated they have no record of any of these individuals arriving by ferry--- so where are they coming from? It seems only time will tell. We can only hope that this situation will not continue to escalate. But it probably will, knowing this place.
INEXPLICABLE HAUNTED HOUSE COMMITS PETTY CRIME
By Melanie King
Signs have already been placed on the lawn to dissuade entry.
If you've seen a new house on your street that wasn't there the last time you looked, don't worry, you're not going crazy—at least, not for that reason. All across town, from Downtown to Northwest Hollow and even as far as the Bluffs, a mysterious, rickety old house has been appearing in places it has no right to be and stealing objects it has no right to steal. Any stray belonging that crosses its boundary line is forfeit. Hats, balls, kites, stray shoes—if you can drop it, it'll be gone the second you so much as blink, leaving no trace except the slam of the shutting door.
Attempting to retrieve these items is not advised. Reports suggest that the house itself is alive and dangerous, its very structure and fittings possessed by some sort of spirit or energy that animates the building, attempting to trap and kill those who dare to step onto its porch. So maybe consider whether getting back that hat is really worth the risk—and, well, if you decide you really can't live without it, who am I to stop you? Just do us a favour and report back what you see on the inside if you chance it.
WARNING TO PROSPECTIVE FORESTERS: DON'T LOOK UP!
By Yorick Aberdeen
Best not.
As the leaves change colors in our own Lockwood Forest, many of our townsfolk may be inclined to take a trek into the woods for a myriad of reasons: mushroom-hunting, fruit-picking, or even just lovely strolls through the freshly-fallen leaves. However, Town Hall urges residents to take extreme caution with their ventures into Lockwood Forest, due to an unseen threat that prowls through the thickets.
Our reporters have only been given scarce information about the findings in the woods, but so far, we have come to understand that something in the forest is that something is hunting those who are alone and disorienting groups into separating through hallucinations and "flashbacks." Bodies of those captured are hoisted into the trees, in such a way that seems to hope to be discovered by some poor passerby. Those who have returned to tell the tale struggle to describe what killed them, but have said that they recall it being quite large, bearing hooves, strange hands, and massive antlers. (Ms. Leeds was approached for comment, and gladly quelled any rumors of potential involvement.)
Most troubling yet is that bodies are discovered in their passing moments, but sometimes well after death. Experts at Town Hall urge anyone who has the feeling of being watched to leave the forests as quickly as possible. If you or a loved one has seen something similar to what we've described, please alert the constabulary to submit a report of any sightings while the solving of this mystery is underway.
APPLES, PUMPKINS, AND POTLUCKS - OH MY!
By Mettaton
Doesn't get much better than this!
It's the most wonderful time of year, darling readers! (Or so we've been told.) The smell of fall is in the air, the leaves are turning, and the nights are coming along more quickly but that doesn't mean we need to stop celebrating and having fun!
Among the many activities at the Pumpkin Festival, you can partake in Apple and Pumpkin Picking at the local orchard and pumpkin patch! Pick your fruit — which come in all sorts of fun shapes and sizes — and show us what you make!
Which brings us to the most important part of gathering all of those pumpkins and apples! A Community Potluck! Bring by your dishes and your recipes to share and swap with everyone!
GIANT WATERMELON REMOVED FROM TOWN SQUARE BY FLASH FLOODING
By Timothy Stoker
Welp. There it goes.
Coming to you just a bit late after the weather kerfuffle back in August--- the giant watermelon, which seemed to never rot and replenish itself overnight, that had been taking up a substantial amount of space in town square throughout the summer has at last been removed. As much as this reporter hoped to see it defeated by us banding together and eating the blasted thing once and for all, it seems this fate is not to be.
During the flash flooding which occurred toward the end of August, fast-moving waters rolled the building-sized watermelon down the streets of town, causing incredibly sticky property damage and scattering stray fruit everywhere. It then tumbled down to the beach, where it drifted out to sea. There it remains, floating aimlessly in the water surrounding the island where it is enjoyed by seagulls as a social gathering space. No one has been able to figure out what to do about it, so for the time being, it will serve as a humorous welcome wagon for any incoming residents. If anyone has thoughts on what can be done about Watermelon Island, please contact Mayor Poe's office with tips.
Thank you for reading!
Pumpkinfest!
Pumpkin Hollow’s premiere holiday! In celebration of the harvest of the crop that gave this town its name, this seasonal fair technically is only supposed to take place in October, but whatever, time is soup and fairs are fun! Here are all the activities available for the month(s):- Pumpkin Carving - Carve a Jack-o-Lantern outside Greymare Library, then place your work of veggie art along the library steps, or take it home! Maybe you and your neighbor can discuss designs.
- Wood Cutting Contests - Test your strength, speed, and skill in this race to chop up a stump faster than your opponent. The only prize is bragging rights and a fun little ribbon, but the firewood is donated to a family in need!
- Local Music - Dance the night away to local favorites and offworld acts alike, or volunteer to play for the crowd yourself. Additionally, mixed in with the other acts is yet another group of interdimensional visitors who didn’t show up by Ferry. Sometimes, towards the end of the night, you may find that the Sanderson Sisters take the stage to put a spell on you--- will you overcome the bewitching boogie, or dance ‘till you die? Employ teamwork, clever tricks, and dice rolls to decide. There’s no specific value to hit with dice rolls, so you can just use your best judgement and do whatever is fun.
- Smiling Jack’s Haunted Comedy Club - Those who have been around for a while may recall Smiling Jack, the subject of a Pumpkin Hollow legend who became a tangible menace two Halloweens ago. He has since been reduced to bottled pumpkin guts with a talking Jack-o-Lantern face, but has somehow managed to open a comedy club. Grab a hard apple cider and enjoy the macabre and hilarious comedy stylings of Smiling Jack himself, as well as a few other interdimensional visitors such as Elvira, Svengoolie, Wolfman Mac, and the like! Or volunteer to tell a few jokes, yourself. This particular crowd likes their humor a little dark. ‘Tis the season! (Also, if you’re interested in the context behind Smiling Jack, check out our first Halloween meme for Dahlia’s rendition of his origin story, located in Further Details under “Ghost Stories.” Mind the content warnings!)
- Food and Drinks - Of course, what festival is complete without street food? Roasted corn on the cob, caramel apples, pumpkin kebabs, and more will be available! Feel free to consider this part of your grocery budget or food vouchers, meaning there’s no in-game currency cost for enjoying the food. There’s also plenty of drinks to enjoy---- beer, wine, cider (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), hot cocoa, and a Marrow Isle recreation of the famous pumpkin spice latte!
- And more! - Feel free to just come up with other fairgrounds activities. Just make sure they stay setting-appropriate!
Rebuilding Efforts
The major plot event from August caused a great deal of property damage around Pumpkin Hollow. Tornados, flood water, and extreme temperatures hit rapid fire, and many homes, businesses, and municipal buildings were impacted, as well as crops from farms. It’s all hands on deck to try and get things patched up before the next thing that goes spooky and terribly wrong in Pumpkin Hollow--- the town needs your help!Extant players are welcome to create toplevels directing helpful characters to their damaged homes, but there are also plenty of public spaces and NPC homes to help out with. Your help means a lot!
Also, we like to present new arrivals with opportunities to make a little extra pocket change to get them started. For the months that this TDM runs (September, October, and November) any new character that participates in a rebuild thread during the month they apply can get an extra 300 Brass when they turn in their first AC, provided the thread reaches bonus length as described on our Activity Check rules. This is only applicable for the AC taking place in the same month one apps in, can be applied to new characters apped in by extant players, and threads can occur between two new characters or one new character and one extant character. (The extant character does not earn the bonus.) This bonus can only be used once.
Example, for clarity: you TDM a new character in September and reach a thread length of 10 comments by the end of the month, then you app in said character by the end of September. When you go to turn in September AC, which will be that character's first, notate that you are eligible to claim an extra 300B on your AC post. You may not claim this bonus for the same character in October or November. You may not claim this bonus if you app in a later month, unless you achieve 10 tags specifically in the month in which you apped. You may not claim this bonus on a character that was already a game member, as this bonus is specifically an incentive for new characters. Please ask in the threads below if you have questions!
BJ and Associates
In Fall’s Promise Cemetery, whose entrance is located on the path down toward the beach from town, one will find the colorful dead from the iconic “waiting room scene” from Beetlejuice hosting an oddities fair! For those unfamiliar, oddities fairs are sort of a modern (and more tasteful) “freak circus”. They showcase unusual taxidermy and other unorthodox works of art, medical curiosities, unusual antiques and curios, jewelry and other items made of teeth and bone, extreme body modification, and performances of uncommon talents such as contortion, fire-eating, sword swallowing, or other circus arts. They’re a lot of fun, but not for the faint of heart, especially when hosted by visibly dead and mangled people! Be generous with content warnings! Attendees will walk away with a free copy of the Handbook for the Recently Deceased as a souvenir.Additionally, the titular Ghost with the Most from the aforementioned Halloween classic is our scam artist. As mentioned, he will be attempting to get people to say his name three times in a row, which will allow him to escape the cemetery and live it up for the next 6 hours--- and you’re tied to him, so you have to go along! Drag your friends into it, get busted getting up to no good, wingman for BJ or have him wingman for you (badly). Eat, drink, and be scary!
Beetlejuice himself is a prop NPC, meaning that his actual interaction with the thread can be handwaved or written by one or both players in a given thread. Players with Beetlejuice journals should feel free to play him if they’d like--- even if there’s already another one kicking around. Multiple versions (film, cartoon, musical) are all fine. It’s just for fun, after all! Happy Halloween!
Haunted House
An unfamiliar house has popped up in Pumpkin Hollow! Perhaps it seems familiar--- this is another visitor from a Halloween favorite!Per the film, the Monster House is possessed by an angry human spirit who is not particularly fond of anyone, but especially not children. The spirit can manipulate the house itself, the surrounding trees, and the lawn as if they were its own body, with the door functioning as a mouth, the main hall as a throat, and the furnace as a heart. It will make attempts to lure in unwitting humans to devour them by stealing their things.
Those consumed by the Monster House, interestingly, do not die--- at least, not right away. They will be held in the basement. When the house is asleep (and it does indeed sleep), you may be able to explore a bit more if you’re careful and quiet. And of course, if you get desperate, there is always the hanging lamp in the front hall --- just make sure to note content warnings for emetophobia!
Additionally, the house is quite lonely without its original tenant, who was very dear to it. Perhaps some friendly and patient folks can give this restless spirit some closure and company, and console it about its dramatic canon end. Who knows? Maybe by the end of this TDM’s run, the house will be a source of harmless mischief rather than genuine terror. Just don’t vandalize it!
Creature in the Woods
[CW: gore, cults, unreality, hypnosis, mind control. Also, googling the monster will result in images featuring body horror and headlessness.]
Last on our lineup of visitors from spooky modern IPs is Moder, the jötunn hiding a cult in the woods of Northern Sweden in the film “The Ritual.”For those who have not seen the film, but plan to, the spoiler-free version of what you need to know is this: the creature in the woods is massive, and old, and shockingly stealthy for its size. It cannot leave the woods, but while you are in its domain, it only wants two things from you--- despair and blood. Moder can access your memories, especially traumatic ones, and can cause hallucinations where these memories haunt you and cause you to act in ways that are out of touch with reality and difficult for those around you to understand. Then, when you are feeling your lowest, it will mangle your body and use it to decorate the trees of Lockwood Forest. Why do the bodies stay, you might ask? Aren’t they meant to disappear? The answer is yes, they do disappear.
But only if they aren’t being watched.
For those familiar (or who simply don’t mind the spoilers), a refresher course.
Moder loves to be worshipped. To its previous cult members, it was seen as a loving god who could offer eternal life and protection for those who didn’t mind a bit of human sacrifice. The same remains true, though immortality isn’t exactly as valuable here as it was back home. So what can Moder offer you here?
How about the inability to die in the first place?
For those who are marked by a set of puncture wounds on the chest as one of Moder’s chosen, if they are willing to worship their new god and aid in the sacrifice of their neighbors, they will become completely unkillable until Moder’s departure at the end of November. For players who are members, this will come especially in handy for upcoming events… but are you willing to accept the price? Especially when your victims will come back the following day?
Those who reject being chosen by Moder will, of course, face its wrath. It won’t kill you, because it still wants to try and force you to worship, but it will torment you relentlessly with nightmares, unreality, hallucinations, and non-lethal violence. You are left with only two choices--- submit, or escape.
U-Pick Fall Crops & Potlucks
Let’s end on a lighter note, shall we?Farms around Pumpkin Hollow are open for self-pick apples and pumpkins! Both food-pumpkins and carving-pumpkins are available, as well as apples of all sorts. Be sure to stop by Starr Orchard for some of their delicious “ghost apples”--- bright white apples (with some pink freckling) that are extra sweet and crisp. Great for baking! And be sure to leave some berries for the Mr. Mime who tends the trees. Other varieties of apples will also be available throughout Northwest Hollow.
Which is great, because the grounds outside the Temple of Sacred Roots will be hosting fall treat potlucks every weekend throughout autumn! Bring whatever you make with your pumpkins and apples, along with any other fall delights, out for a delicious sampler. Excellent for cultural exchanges and making new friends!
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"Yes. That one.
At least, they looked similar to him...?
"You have... no idea what I'm talking about, do you?"
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Like, for instance, that not-clone Toriel who showed up to be in instant cahoots with Sans, at least as far as telling terrible puns at Papyrus was something to be in cahoots about.
"A different height, with different features... My imagination is boundless!"
Okay, maybe there's a few things Mettaton's talking about that he's not following. But changing that merely takes following this conversational thread further.
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"Nevermind," he sighs before shaking his head. "It's... nice to have someone from home here, darling. Even if why we're here instead great.
"But that's beside the point. We should enjoy the holiday season! How much of the festival have you gotten to experience yet?"
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But then, it shouldn't really be a surprise that the robot is changing the subject. The true breadth of Papyrus's imaginative powers are vast, he knows... and maybe, the teensiest bit intimidating for casual conversation. For now, they can bask in agreement of how great it is he's here, and not focus on the reasons why.
"Oh, quite a bit! I've sipped some remarkably spider-free ciders, and tasted a few options from the 'potlucks' on offer... Played a few 'carnival' games, like one with axe-throwing!" He frowns a little, at the memory of not winning the game. "It's... not very much like playing fetch, or tossing attacks around."
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Maybe not best to say that though.
"I'm so glad about the turnout for the potluck! Seeing what everyone has come up with has been so much fun. I'm not sure if you've read the newspaper but I was so fortunate to write that little article!" He puffs his chestplate out for a moment. "Oh! I could teach you to throw though if you'd like!"
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How embarrassing! In retrospect, the wordings of that article had been so very like his favorite star's various announcements on MTT TV. Had he simply assumed it was some odd chance of all these worlds colliding, that a familiar-looking name might write with a familiar-cadence, so as not to jump to any hopeful conclusions?
"Th-That is to say, I would love to learn the fine tricks to throwing axes, and whatever! And maybe the next newsletter will have, a letters to the editor section? Places for people to write their reviews of the festivals."
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"I can't say I'm an expert at it but I think I can teach you, darling!"
There's a pause. Then Mettaton clasps his hands together excitedly. "OH! That's a genius idea! I'll have to pass that on to the others for the next edition! But come on, let's go throw some axes!"
... He says, not bothering to wait for Papyrus to agree before grabbing him by the arm and dragging him off to the fair games. When they reach the Axe Throwing stand, Mettaton gives a brass and picks one up. "It's in the way you throw it, of course. ... Although I realize now it might be easier for me since I have no joints." Hmm. This was a conundrum. He tries to stiffen his arm. "Really though, it's all in the mid-section. I guess where your elbow is? You want to use the strength of your upper arm and aim with your forearm. Does that make sense?"
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And Papyrus isn't particularly difficult to drag off to the fair right now, too busy being delighted by praise to his genius idea, already mentally drafting a letter to submit, to put up resistance. And without him struggling, especially without adding blue magic to shift his momentum and thus apparent weight? He weighs... as much as a skeleton with clothing. Less than some bags of dog food.
By the time they're back to the axes and the demonstration is back underway, he's fully focused back on the moment.
"Aim with my forearm, not just my wrist," he repeats thoughtfully, stroking at his chin before examining Mettaton's apparently jointless arm. "I don't think I realized, you don't have joints? Somehow I was imagining a snake-like situation."
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He hands an axe casually to Papyrus with a smile. "Care to try now?
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"So soon!?" he exclaims, startled, before he catches himself and shifts into a more boastful energy. "I mean, yes! Yes, I'm always ready for any challenge."
The axe, he accepts and tests his grip, then tries slowly swinging through a more skeletal version of the motion Mettaton demonstrated. Finally - he throws it. It doesn't hit a bullseye or anything, but catches the edge of the wooden target and stays put.
"Hey! Look!! It hit the target!"
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And would you look at that! It worked! Mettaton claps his hands and cheers. "See? I told you! I knew you could do it! Go again and see if you can get closer to the center!"
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This exchange isn't the flattering about one's flattery skills from earlier, and yet: cheering about being cheered for, is its own positively spiraling feedback loop. The kind of thing that gets a skeleton wound up and bouncing on his feet, too energized to stand still.
It turns out that, while he can surely do anything with enough time and effort, it's not necessarily everything needed to succeed on his second try. This time, the axe whiffs a bit to the side of the target, sailing past wood to the back netting.
"The height was good, though!!!" Papyrus rushes to insist. "I... I'm definitely getting more power behind my throws now! But this really is a technique that takes some mastering..."
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Mettaton watches and still cheers, even if the throw wasn't as good this time. "You still have a good throwing arm! And this is... what, your second time throwing one? I'd rather you're doing pretty well!"
He leans over slightly, looking at the various prizes. "I can take over if you'd like. I'll even let you pick out a prize!"
Rather full of himself but... it wouldn't be Mettaton if he wasn't.
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"A prize beyond spending time with and learning from you?! I don't know if they could have anything the equal to this..." Papyrus admits this with the air of someone who didn't even look at the prizes before attempting the game, like it's more for the principle of trying to win.
"But... It is only my second, second time," he agrees, after a little more hesitation to consider. "And surely watching your example will finalize my training, so the third second time will be the one!!"
The math is adding up to slightly more than two throws, if anyone here wanted to actually do that calculation. But whether the throws before they met up count as anything but an unfortunate attempt at axe-shaped fetch...
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"Then shall I throw the next? And then we can go again and test your training?"
Because he's totally fine throwing money at the game as long as they're both having fun.
it wouldn't fit here but: Papyrus could've included the pun, 'axe-ample'
...To study his form at throwing the axe, initially. But also, to admire his new body, and catch details that he'd missed from the broadcast or that brief sighting by the barrier.
oh that's a good one
Of course, he makes sure to take his finger so the skeleton can learn something from the lesson. Besides how fantastic his body is, that is.
Mettaton turns dramatically towards Papyrus and points. "Are you ready... to get the biggest prize there is, darling?!"
ty ty *bows*
His voice trails off briefly. There's some obvious maybe-jokes to make here, about how the biggest prize is of course spending time with his favorite celebrity, or more literal-minded and concerned ones about how the door to his townhouse is only so big. But a bit of curiosity is surging through him, and now he's wondering - what is Mettaton planning to offer?
"I-I mean, yes! I'm ready!!!"
I meant "time" instead of "finger"*
"Then give it all you've got! Aim for the center! I know you can do it!"
something something counting time with hands?
Papyrus looks around, a mix of furtive with increasingly excited anticipation, as he checks first whether anyone is watching them - and whether the game stall has rules posted. All he's got...
He gets into position, doing his best to emulate what Mettaton showed off. Adjusts, a little, for the differences of his build. Aims - and lets loose the axe and his magic both. A volley of bones materialize near the target, angling to knock the slightly off-course axe to the target itself. Not quite a bullseye - but this time, it's well within the circle of the target.
"Aha!! I just need to... give myself a clearer aim!"
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The glambot squeals and jumps up and down as he claps. Even with the assistance from his own magic, Mettaton's very happy Papyrus was able to emulate what he showed him in his own way.
"That was amazing, darling! I told you you could do it! I'll gladly pay as many times as you'd like until you get the bullseye!"
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"What a generous offer!!!! But don't fear for your wallet, it surely won't take me long to master this skill now."
It's a little bit bluster, the pressure now on to succeed, and the first throw ends up chopping through a bullet instead of bouncing off its side. But the second try, with a ring of bones serving as a cooler target to aim within, the tip of the axe embeds in the very edge of the bullseye.
"OH MY GOD!!!" Papyrus shouts, in surprise that turns into cheering halfway through the exclamation. "Do you see it!?!"
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Mettaton lets out another excited squeal and grabs Papyrus's hands. "YES! THAT WAS PERFECT, DARLING! I'm so proud of you!" With an arm now resting on the skeleton's shoulder, he drags him over to the stall next to the one they're at with all of the prizes.
"Choose your prize, Papyrus! I would say it's very well deserved, yes?"
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"Oho! I should have realized there would be holiday door decors for other holidays... How seasonal! And how timely, my home has barely any personalizing touches yet."
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