[Coolshaymin]

Shantae

".... I enjoy the sound of mourning," Metal Sonic replied unfazed.

"... Hoho~! Another Classic Metal Sonic Joke!" Eggman replied, giving the robot a light bop. "... Anyway witches are a very uncreative choice. I see them everywhere for Halloween. Have some originality! Next!" Eggman called.

"... I think your dancing and costume is nice..." Cream apologetically added.

"I just don't like you."

"You're not a judge, remember?" 

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Pertisia

"... Your fashion sense is adequete. Very easy to use in battle."

"Your opinion doesn't-" Eggman began before shaking his head.

"Your desire to destroy that that has offended you is also adequete."

".... Anyway your outfit is original at least... Your music mishap has dulled the show a bit however. You need better help," he shrugged.

"Mom didn't let me watch those so I don't really get it and you did kind of destroy your music box..." Cream and Cheese bow sadly.

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Warle

"... Is that Arle?" Eggman squinted.

"... I thought Arle was younger."

"... Analysis states that is one of Arle's many dopplegangers."

"... How many of those does she have?"

".............. Calculating..............." Metal Sonic's eyes went dark.

"... Your costume is quite impressive regardless and you even have the classic cartoon dialect down. You may be the best show so far."

"Yeah! You look just like one of them old cartoons! It's funny and pretty cool!"

"... A lot."

"... Thank you, Metal Sonic."

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Mr. Game & Watch

"Metal Sonic?"

"Yes, Doctor?"

"That is Mr. Game & Watch, correct?"

"... Affirmitive. Biological scans say he is 100% Game & Watch."

"The records did say he was incapable of common speech, correct?"

"... That is also true and there are no recent updates stating otherwise. Safe to assume he learned it just for this contest... As bad as it is..."

"....... That is amazing dedication just to fit a costume..."

"He's funny..." Cream just giggled.

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Sally

"... So your costume is fine and your martial arts is certainly not something to scoff at... But I've seen more impressive today."

"Here we go now! Kick Punch Block! Jump Kick Block! Block Turn Kick! Block Duck Punch! Block Duck Turn! Jump Kick Chop and Punch Punch Punch! That's it for today~!" ... Cream was in her own world.

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Big and Froggy

".... You did great, Big! You too, Froggy!" Cream cheered up.

"... We were watching the same show, right? That was awful!"

"... Can confirm it was abhorent. I do not mess that up."

"...... We liked it..." Cream innocently replied.

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Results

"Well, that was certainly a display.... In terms of raw effort it easily goes to Warle and Game & Watch...  If I had to choose one... Probably the flat man."

"Oh, my favorite was definitely Warle! I haven't seen cartoons like that in... um... how long, Cheese?" The chao shrugged.

"Pertisia shows the true power a creature of the night needs."

".... YOU'RE NOT A JUDGE!"

[cynda1]

Shantae

Shadow slowly glanced around, watching each contestant make an attempt. He let the other judges do most of the talking since... well, he honestly had no business being here, so what did he really have to put in? The black hedgehog grumbled as he raised an eyebrow at Shantae. As a person... Shadow didn't really get her to be honest, but... he wasn't judging personalities he was judging costumes. So he tried to keep himself focused on that aspect.

The black hedgehog became overwhelmed when his turn came as everyone was silently staring at him. The hedgehog glanced around and felt a bit of a cold sweat before looking back at Shantae and tried to force a... very awkward smile. "...Uh... I like the broom... I guess?" He had no idea what he was doing...


Pertisia

Shadow squinted at Petisia's... red suit thing and... honestly didn't know what to think of it. What was she even supposed to be? Just someone in a suit? Shadow blinked a couple times before finally finding a response to make. "...I... I don't even get what that's supposed to be, but... It's... original I guess?" Shadow was starting to noticed the people staring at him again, and he ducked down a little bit. "...Yeah, whatever they said."

Warle

Oh hey! There was someone he knew... he hoped she won. Wait, wait, he was one of the judges! He couldn't allow himself to get biased. He... didn't really get what her costume was supposed to be either... but he thought it was cool none the less. He wasn't sure why, but the eyes on the arm blade... thingies really brought on the creep factor to him. "Hey, Warle!" Shadow greeted one of the contestants he actually knew. "Your costume's pretty cool!"

...He wasn't a very good critic... nor was he a very good judge.

Mr. Game and Watch

That... that guy's costume was super creepy. The hedgehog was visibly disturbed by it and simply shook his head. "...I'm gonna be flat out honest... I never liked your costume... Eugh..."

Sally

By the time Sally showed up, Shadow just gave up. Was she supposed to be some kind of... ninja or something? He had no clue. The black hedgehog rested his chin on his palm and groaned in annoyance at this whole thing. "...Good job." And with a wave of his hand, that was all he could be bothered to say.

Big and Froggy

"Thanks, I hated it..." Was all Shadow could be bothered to say. Man did he have a way with words, or what? The answer is no. No he did not.

Results

Shadow looked at the other judges and seeing as a lot of people were staring at him... again, he supposed he should give his vote. "Yeah, Warle was the best one. Can I go home now?"

[WolfEx]

"HOO HO! Looks like all our competitors have done their part and strutted their stuff. Seeing as my time is running out and our spooky season here in the Life Sphere and on Li is almost over, I suppose it's finally appropriate to announce the winner of this contest based on judge's thoughts and my own belief! So, we've tallied up the scores...."

Jack snaps his fingers and a drum roll begins to sound out of nowhere.

"We've looked at and considered ALL appeals..."

Jack snaps his fingers again and some more drums begin to add to the initial drumming making it bigger and louder.

"And we've decided that...."

Big and Froggy await the verdict sweating profusely and hugging each other hoping one of them wins! The entire lobby is on their feet anxious and shaken up at the suspense!!! Even the DJ looks like he is about to wet himself!

"The winner is...."

Jack snaps his fingers one more time and a cool sound effect plays that may be familiar to most...



"Segata announce it please!"

More suspense! More anxious eyes and beads of sweat filling the room! Segata stands up and walks to his flashy microphone, takes a deep breath in and....

"DE WINNERU....ISSSSUUUU......WWWWWWAAAAAAARRRRLLLLLEEEEEEEEEE SSSSSAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!"

CONFETTI! LOUD VICTORY MUSIC! LOTS OF FIREWORKS SHOOTING OFF FROM THE GROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE AND FOR SOME REASON THE HOWLING OF WEREWOLVES AND THE SOUND OF SCREAMING BANSHEES ALSO FILL THE VICINITY! WARLE WINS!!!!! WARLE WINS!



"There you have it folks! Warle wins the Li Costume Contest of Champions for their amazing appeal and zesty fashion sense not to mention their outstanding costume! Oh I just love it so much I wanna spew pumpkin pulp everywhere!" Jack claps loudly and his dog Bongo yips in joy at announcing a winner. Segata shakes a fist at Jack as one of the fireworks almost singes his hair and yells at him again in Japanese. "Anata wa fuchūina raundo ken'odesu!" Jack almost forgets Segata was there and wishes him goodbye.

"You did a fabulous job Segata, you may now go back to your dojo - your payment will be mailed to you sometime next year when I'm out of hibernation. Sorry I don't have anything for you now." Segata's face turns a bright red and steam looks to nearly shoot out of his ears and he yells incoherent profanity at Jack and storms out of the vicinity regretting accepting the gig in the first place. After Segata leaves, Jack finishes up his time at the party addressing everyone.

"You all did so beautifully so please don't fret if you didn't win. There's always next year! Sadly, Jack has to go, or I'll deteriorate and turn into a pile of orange goop if I don't return to my island before the last night of spooktober, so the prize must be announced and given away. Judges, you are dismissed. You did a FINE job! You will also be getting your rewards sometime next year for your efforts....thanks again." Jack waves goodbye to the judges letting them take their leave.

Judges, thank you for your fine efforts! You have been gifted a special badge for participating! Check your profiles!

"To wrap this up, Warle, let's see what you've won!" The drum rolls start up again and Jack waves his wand in a style and fashion he's never waved it before, in odd wavy motions nice and slowly. And after a few moments, a gleaming object surrounded by a sinister pink aura appears out of thin air in front of Jack and he smiles with delight. "One of my ultimate magical creations, is now yours to keep!" After the light fades down a bit, a...lollipop is revealed!?!

Jack's Lolli(LEGENDARY) - Procured for jack by his Scary God Mother to suckle on whenever he was stressed or upset, it seemed to calm and quell the very busy Pumpkin King almost instantly! Nobody knows quite for sure what it is entirely made of, but it is certainly filled with insatiable magic and the taste is uncanny and irresistible. Though it actually tastes like ancient disgusting freeze dried gelatin, the magic within it allows the taster to instead experience the taste of their favorite food as they suckle on the pop tricking the consumer into thinking it's their favorite treat but it's so good one wouldn't care anyway would they!?!

This legendary item is unique in the sense that its taste, and its existence never fades, EVEN AFTER EATING THE WHOLE THING! The pop will mysteriously grow back on the stick! How odd! And eerie! And no matter how many times it is licked, it will never minimize and go away. This candy is truly here to stay! Now for what it does exactly....for each lick of this candy, it will restore 15% HP to the consumer. However it can only be used up to 3 times in a mission, and, the consumer has to roll a 1d20 if they want to hope for some health. Once the dice is rolled, the catch is other effects can occur due to the unstable amount of magic inside.

0-5: 5% HP recovered. However consumer has a 35% chance of getting the sickness ailment and must roll a 1d100 to see if they resist it.
6-10: 8% HP is recovered. Consumer has a 30% chance of turning "mini" and must roll a 1d100 to see if they resist it.
11-20: 15% HP recovered. Consumer has a 40% chance of turning "metal" and must roll a 1d100 to see if the metal status is successful.

Moreover, if the consumer decides to simply just eat the whole thing, the consumer will regain a whopping 30% HP and a +1 to their CON stat for the remainder of the mission. However, it can only be eaten once per mission in which it cannot be used again afterwards for the rest of the mission and cannot be eaten if one of the above effects have already been rolled for. This must be eaten whole prior to any licks or its eaten effect will not work. If eaten, it has a cooldown of one mission before it can be eaten whole again or licked.

Oh and, you also might wanna sanitize this thing. Who knows how many times Jack tongue lashed it.

"I figure it's time to get rid of my Lolli, it has served me well, and now, may it serve you in your stressful time of need. Now, I say adieu to you all, and thank you for throwing this bangin party, it really made my year. I will miss you all ever so much! Come on Bongo, time to go." Jack takes out a large jack-o-lantern bucket in which Bongo climbs aboard and finishes his farewells to everyone.

"I'll see you all next year, and remember, I will always be watching, so be frightful, be fun, have a scare, and Jack may just be there! HOO HA! HAPPY SPOOKTOBER EVERYONE AND TO ALL A GOOD FRIGHT!" Jack snaps his fingers and a ghostly black steed with red eyes manifests in the middle of the room in which Jack and Bongo climb and ride off into the invisible sunset with as a mini technicolored portal opens and they vanish through it leaving a trail of maniacal laughter behind them and...a consolation gift for everyone....

Spooky Horse Poo - A ghostly gift left by Jack's ghostly steed, Colombus. You may pick it up and toss it at any enemy for 5% DMG and 100% chance of Fear/Horrified. Limit 1 time use only then it goes bye bye. Does not work on bosses. This cannot be eaten, not that anyone would do that, but, you know...

Big and Froggy looked at each other wondering what just happened and pick up the ghostly poo studying it with curiosity. "Well bud, at least we got something out of this....shall we call this party...pooped?" As Big says this audible comment, the DJ pauses about to play music and then changes his mind and looks at the duo silently and blankly thinking that joke was stupid. Most others in the lobby stand as if hearing crickets, also thinking that was a stupid joke. Big looks around embarrassed.

"Wow you all heard that!? Ok ok, party's over everyone. Thanks for making it fun, but it's time to go! Now we can go celebrate DeDeDe De Love Moretoast I think is what people call it, so if that's your thing, I'm sure another raging party will be going on for that somewhere else. Now unless anyone wants to help me stay and clean, I think it's time to SCAT! Get it guys? SCAT? Poo. And I'm a cat?" Crickets again.



"Whatever. I'm gonna clean up and go. Thank you all for coming!" Big waves goodbye to everyone and Froggy begins to help his pal clean up the leftover mess while the DJ puts away his equipment and the fun fully ends.

HAPPY SPOOKTOBER 2021 EVERYONE! THANKS FOR MAKING THIS FUN! CYA NEXT YEAR!

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Shantae would be rather downhearted at her 'prize' and chucked it into her storage. "That was fun... The judge selection could have been better selected by starting with a child, especially..." she would say, her eyes flashing ominously at Dr. Eggman, it was brief, but those eyes looked like the ones belonging to a heartless, and could fill a grown man like Dr. Eggman with a literal sense of fear regardless of how smart he is.

"Lose some weight, tubby." Shantae would say quite scathingly to Eggman, her disdain for him now on display.

After that, Shantae would proceed to have some snacks, trying to remain happy, though deep down she was sad, the costume she was wearing was actually made by her hands and having her costume insulted by a grown man was the worst time of her life.