Voice Test! -- It's nearly Halloween! Canon: Nightmare Before Christmas

[whats_this]

What's this? You finally made a journal for me? Splendid!

You always become so excited around this time of the year! I would even go as far as saying that you like Halloween even more than you like Christmas!

I can't blame you though, Ms. Mun. It's the best holiday of the year if you ask me. We get to scare people, something I know all too well about! Not to mention the candy and all the interested haunted attractions. I wonder what you have planned for this year? You better let me in on it. I can even give you some good advice.

Now, do tell me where we are? This doesn't look at all like Halloween Town or even Christmas Town! But it does look pretty interesting. I wonder if Zero and Sally would like it here?

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[ink_seal]

Well, this was a pleasant nostalgia bomb.

[whats_this]

[Jack's face widens into a toothy grin.]

My dearest mun used roughly the same words as she made my journal.

All this because something called Pandora started playing-- which song was it... Oh! Yes! The Town Meeting.

[ink_seal]

Ah, yes! That was an excellent song. You truly have a wonderful voice, my dear sir.

[onebadapple]

Oh Jack! It's wonderful to see you in such high spirits!

[leftwithtears]

I keep hearing about all this Halloween business and no one will tell me what it's about! It's not exactly an exciting holiday, well, at least where I'm from. But---there has to be something about it you're all excited for!

[notshadowfever]

Oh ho! Halloween is a blast! Haunted castles, spooky robots and terrifying, exploding pumpkins! I can't wait!

[notsogrimreaper]

[AH IT'S ANOTHER SCARY SKULL THING LIKE HIM IS THIS NYX'S DOING AHHHHHHHH

J-Just... gaping at the new person in terror.]

[virtueless]

[is that a skeleton?]

A-Ah...

[scratch that, is that a talking skeleton?]

[whats_this]

Why thank you! I do appreciate the compliment!

Tell me, where are you from? You certainly don't look familiar.

[whats_this]

Why if it isn't Ms. Snow White! It's nice to see you here of all places!

How have you been?

[whats_this]

Well of course we're excited for it! It's the best holiday of the year!

Do you honestly not know what amazing things happen on Halloween?

[Jack looks quizzical, amazed that someone doesn't know how great this holiday truly is!]

[whats_this]

[Jack taps his boney fingers in excitement.]

Yes! Yes!

Someone who understand how amazing this day is! Well, as long as the exploding pumpkins don't hurt anyone, that is.

[whats_this]

Are you alright my boy?

[Jack hasn't even tried to scare anyone yet. Why so scared?]

[whats_this]

[A potential scare. Perfect!]

Is something the matter?

[Jack waves his fingers in the air, accompanying it with a mischievous grin.]

[leftwithtears]

No, almost nothing at all. My family doesn't appreciate it exactly, they thought it was...rather unladylike to participate in such a holiday.

I'd like to know about it though!

[inthewind]

Oh! Jack!

[ Fancy seeing you here! Rather her mun has shooed her out of her hidey hole. Shyness aside, she brushes off her dress. ]

It is an odd place, full of many kinds of people and monsters, both friendly, and others...not so friendly.

/cracks knuckles

[whats_this]

[If Jack had eyes that could light up, they would have! Alas, it's all left to the facial expressions.]

That simply won't do! Here, let me you tell you.

Halloween, like all holidays, comes but once a year. That much I hope you knew.

In Halloween Town, where I come from, it's a day where we scare people! Hiding spiders in their beds, leaving bugs in their baskets of candy! Anything and everything to get a good scare out of someone, but it's all in good fun!

Where my mun comes from, it's also a day that people dress up in costumes and go about collecting candy from people! I thought that part was rather amusing. They also go to haunted attractions like houses and corn fields and hay rides.

[Jack was all sorts of happy explaining his favorite day of the year, he was almost dancing as he spoke!]

[whats_this]

Sally!

[Excited as always to see his girl.]

I see what you mean. My mun's shown me quite a few interesting things. It all so exciting!

[inthewind]

The meanies are easy enough to let be, I think. I'm sure they'll leave you alone.

Interesting things? Like what?

[whats_this]

All these worlds to explore! There's just so much to do here, I almost can't take it! It reminds me so much of my first trip to Christmas Town. You remember that, don't you?

oh boy xD

[leftwithtears]

[ Emily nods, listening with abandon. It did sound very unladylike, hiding bugs in people's beds and all, but it also sounded like fun. Heavens knew that's exactly what her folks might have needed, a good laugh. ]

I remember there being a hay ride where I was from, it took all the boys down to Mr. Gladstone's pumpkin patch! It sounds all so exciting, I'd have loved to participate in it when I was a girl.

But you said, you come from Halloween Town, an actual place?

[ink_seal]

Ahh, that's an interesting question with a bit of a loaded answer. I suppose at the heart of it, I come from a place called Ink City.

[inthewind]

I remember when you came back.

[ She's not fond of what came after but---there's another shy smile. ]

I remember you were so very excited afterwards. You could have been a Christmas tree all by yourself.

[whats_this]

Ink City?

[Jack looks all sorts of curious.]

What sort of place is this City?

[ink_seal]

Oh, it's quite an interesting place, you might enjoy it.

Let's see, there is, for all intents and purposes, a mystical mountain range for starters. A forest with inky monsters in it, a forever ocean, and the fact that any of the inhabitants have their blood replaced by ink, something of a curiosity there. The citizenship is quite varied, with everything there from a small wolf god to robots several stories high, and everything in between. Though it can be unsettlingly alien to some, there is the fact that a piece of home-- their home, actually,m if they have one to call --comes with them, so at least there is always the comfort of familiar walls.