Title: Intersecting Nightmare! - …Th-…The…real one…?
Characters: Riddle, Trey, Leona, Azul, Jade, Jamil, Vil, Epel, Idia, Malleus, Sebek, Grim, MC/Yuu, Skully, Jack Skellington, Zero
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…Th-…The…real one…?
Spiral Hill
???
My, oh my?
There appears to be visitors we have never before greeted, Zero.
Jamil
Who's there?!
Skully
I-It couldn't possibly…!
???
Who am I, you say?
I am the king of terror, its ruler!
The Pumpkin King, before whom all kneel in fear!
That is who I am…
Jack Skellington
Jack Skellington!
?!
Grim
F-…Fuh…
FUNAAAAAAAGH!!!
THE BONES ARE TALKING!!!!
Leona
Wh-What in the world is this thing?!
Jamil
It's all bones? Is it a ghost? No, could it be a fae?!
Sebek
There's just no way there are fae like that! No matter how you look at it, that's just a monster!
Zero
Bark bark!
Riddle
This is…a dog? With a shiny nose?!
Azul
A dog?! Is this a dog?!
Jade
It has a pair of ears and it barks, so it has to be a dog, right…?!
Vil
Looking at it carefully now, its nose is actually a pumpkin… And it has no legs either!
*Loud commotion*
Skully
…
…Th-…The…real one…?
You're really…His Majesty, Sir Jack Skellington…?
Jack Skellington
Hmm? Do you know who I am?
Skully
O-…
Of course!!!
*Skully pauses*
Skully
…'Tis needless to say!1
Your Majesty, Jack Skellington! We have known already of thy great name for a long while now!
Idia
For a long while?! Speak for yourself, that's news to me!
I've never seen or heard of a name like Jack Skellington, ever!
Epel
Me neither! Ah've ne'er seen a monstuh like tat before!
Skully
Oh, how very regrettable. Your Majesty, I plead of thee, do forgive them for their lack of education.
Riddle
Grr! Did he just call us uneducated?
Trey
Skully, you know about the existence of this Jack Skellington or whatever it's called?!
Skully
But of course! You see, he is my very own idol!
Oops…! Pardon me, I got carried away for a moment. Allow me to first pose a very important question.
Every one, do you know what Halloween is?
Sebek
Of course we do. There's no way we wouldn't.
Skully
What?! You do?!
Sebek
Wh-Why are you yelling all of sudden? There isn't a single person among us who doesn't know what Halloween is.
Skully
I say! That is quite brilliant! Then I can save my breath.
Skully
Here is the bare-faced truth: His Majesty King Jack Skellington here is the one and only King of Halloween.
This legendary personage himself is the one who created my beloved Halloween.
Jack Skellington
Why, those statements were certainly not false. I am the master of frights, the King of Halloween. The very Pumpkin King himself!
The fact that you know that fills me with happiness.
Skully
Ahh… Hahh… You didn't have to! Such glowing words of praise…!
Likewise, O noble creator of Halloween. Being able to meet you like this is practically a dream for me.
Vil
The two of them are bowing with such elegance…
Riddle
Their grace is truly remarkable. Now's absolutely not the time for that though…
Notes
- Skully’s preceding line is もちろん (often translated as of course), without any of his usual polite honorifics/keigo. He realises this (hence his pause) and follows up in a hurry with でございます to embellish the mochiron with politeness. I just made sure that this line conveyed his frantic (Return to text)