"Leni, is that you?"
"No, I'm not Leni. My name is Tāikozu."
"Drop the act, Leni. We know it's you."
"Shut it, Luan! I'm in disguise!"
"What are you even doing here?"
"I took your advice. I'm working here but just for tonight as a waitress in this nightclub."
"Oh, I see where you're going with this. Since you're disguised as a waitress, you can snoop in on any information related to the QTs. Brilliant, Leni!"
"But first, like Luan said, I'd need a ticket to gain entrance into the niterie. And since I can only get a ticket from working a part-time job at least once, I'd thought I'd work here to get it. Not only that, I heard that waitresses that work here get paid $450 dollars a night! Pretty lucrative, huh?"
"There's a lapse in your logic, Leni..."
"Which is?"
"You're already in the niterie! You don't need a ticket to get in if you already work here!"
"Oh, good point!"
Someone walks up to Luan and Lucy and gives them some exposition.
"Sorry guys, the Suit Squad's already performed tonight, we're just waiting around for their encore."
Having heard that, Luan goes around and talks to people while waiting for the band's encore performance.
"Yeah, Club Boutonnière was supposed to have two performers but only the musical one plays. The second half of the building was supposed to be a comedy club. The comedienne they reserved never showed up. I wonder what's kept her?"
"Some people are still in that second half, desperate for a gifted comedienne to slake their unquenchable thirst for pedantic wordplay."
"This is just between you and me but the commanders of the Quiet Troop sometimes come here to enjoy the shows. The Inner 7 have their own specialized preferences for their entertainment. Today, Ikari is at her usual spot, surrounded by a boy at each arm. I'd call them cute but people might misconstrue that as sexual assault nowadays. The other member here today is Hokori. He's always at the comedy club waiting for someone. I heard that he doesn't even like the performer's jokes and yet, he still goes there anyway. I wonder why he'd torture himself like that?"
"I can't wait for their encore performance!"
Finally, it's time to talk to Ikari, one of the members of the Quiet Troop's Inner 7. This brown-haired girl seems very familiar but Luan can't quite place her finger on it. She's sipping a soda with two boys cuddling up to her.
"Say, haven't I seen you somewhere before? Oh well, it doesn't matter. These guys are the best. I have all their merchandise. They really know how to rock out loud! And their covers of a certain soundtrack are nothing short of masterful. That philistine Lola can't appreciate the true beauty of this music."
"But isn't music in the ear of the beholder?"
"Apparently, she can't behold it. Now please, shut up. Their encore is starting."
Upon waiting for about a minute, the band gets back onstage and they look very familiar.
"What's up, Club Boutonnière? This is the Suit Squad and we're here, dealing an encore performance of Her Highness' Theme! Now, let's rock and roll!"
The band starts performing with Diamond on trumpet, Club on drums, Heart on bass and their leader, Spade, on electric guitar, performing a remix of a familiar theme. The crowd starts chanting for their favorite band.
"Occupo mi fuori!"
"Sfumature di Vanga!"
"Quarttro parti di Cuori!"
"Nessun Club, nussun amore!"
"Quando Diamante brilla, il band é divina!"
"Thank you, Royal Woods! Even though our song is over, stay awhile and we might have something new to show you."
The people begin to leave. Luan and Lucy attempt to do so but are stopped by Hikikomori.
"Hey, aren't you Luan Loud?"
"Yeah, who wants to know?"
"Your adoring fanbase, you lazy slacker."
"What fanbase? Everyone abhors my jokes!"
"The point is Club Boutonnière booked you and you showed up for exactly zero performances. You'd better perform well or you're never going to headline here again!"
Luan goes over to the second area of the club, reserved for comediennes to try and wow the audience with wordplay. Luan gets up on stage and begins telling some jokes.
"How do you stop a rhino from charging?"
"You take away his credit card. We've heard that one before!"
"Oh, it looks like we got a heckler here, why don't you make like a drum and beat it?"
"Fuck you, bitch!"
The deranged and now fully enraged lunatic tries to get up onstage to try and murder Luan for insulting him but a lightning blast strikes the triggered fan, allowing Otaku to kick him out of the club.
"Geeze, this sure is a tough crowd. I better wash what I'm saying."
Finally, the audience starts to warm up to her brand of offbeat observational humor.
"You know, with the Quiet Troop causing chaos in Michigan, there really isn't mushroom for error! We need to come up with a secret formula to victory!"
"My jokes may be crumby to some people but I just hope I don't have them caked together."
"Here's one. Why is the vegan antisocial? Because he refuses to talk about meets."
The crowd begins laughing. Luan continues to belt out more jokes. Eventually, the crowd erupts into laughter. Soon, the comedy club is packed with adoring fans! After her performance, some people even want Luan to sign autographs for them, which she does. At last, everyone disperses and Luan, Lucy and Leni meet up at the main hall, where they see two people, one a fan of the Suit Squad's music, and the other a fan of Luan's comedy. The comedy fan gives her opinion on Luan.
"To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Luan Loud's jokes. The humor is extremely subtle and without a solid grasp at even the most rudimentary jokes, they will go over the typical philistine's head. There's also Luan's optimistic outlook, which is deftly woven into the tone of her humor. Her personal philosophy draws heavily from famed renaissance man Jean-Jacques Rousseau, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; They have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depth of these jokes, to realize they're not just funny, they say something deep about life. As a consequence, people who don't like Luan's jokes truly are idiots. Of course, they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humor of Luan's fatalistic catchphrase, "get it", which itself is an obscure reference to subsection 5 of the epilogue of the hit indie game Braid, which itself is also an insinuation to Dr Julius Robert Oppenheimer and his famous quote "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." Which itself is an epic allusion to the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavhad Gita, the 6th part to the epic Mahabharata, in which the Pandavan prince Arjuna is fighting a dynastic war with a rival clan, which consists of his cousins, the Kauravas. During which, he's advised by lord Krishna, the 8th incarnation of one of the supreme triumvirate gods of Hinduism, lord Vishnu. In chapter 11, verse 32, he tells Arjuna that no matter who wins the war, he will still kill everyone by simply outliving them, which is why the quote says "I am terrible time, the destroyer of all beings in all worlds." That's not even mentioning her tutelage from the pun king himself, Emilano Rodolfo Rosales-Birou! I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Luan Loud's genius unfolds itself through her oration. What fools…how I pity them. And yes, I do have a Luan Loud tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the gentleman's eyes only. And even then, they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own, preferably lower, beforehand."
The Suit Squad's fan seems to be irritated at the pretentiousness of her statement, even though it was taken directly from a certain science fiction show that Eric Acosta wrote for before working on The Loud House, even though it was only 2 episodes.
"Oh please, you're not the only one who can do that. See, here's one for the better performer."
He begins his counterargument.
"To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand the complexities of Luna Loud's music. The tonal shifts are extremely subtle and without a solid grasp on music theory, they will just pass through an ordinary plebeian's ears. There's also Luna's pessimistic outlook, which is deftly woven into her characterization. Her personal philosophy draws heavily from the works of famed renaissance man Thomas Hobbes, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; They have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of her music, to realize they're not just audibly pleasing, they say something deep about life. As such, the people who dislike Luna Loud's music truly are idiots. Of course, they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, in Luna's deterministic catchphrase "rockin'", which itself is an abstruse reference to Journey's June 3, 1981st second single from their seventh album, Escape. The band's legacy song, Don't Stop Believin'. That's not even mentioning her inspiration, legendary Japanese video game composer, Shogo Sakai, who he himself was inspired by inglorious Russian composer, Dmitri Shostakovich. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Luna Loud's genius unfolds itself in the Suit Squad's instrumentals. What fools…how I pity them. And yes, by the way, I do have a Luna Loud tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only. And even then, they must demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own, preferably lower, beforehand."
The fan of Luan's comedy doesn't take this well and begins to fight the other fan. Eventually Hikikomori and Otaku had to break the two up and kick them out.
"Anyway, while I'm out here. There's this new thing we're trying called Sound Battalion. It's a way to practice combo attacks to certain songs. There are 4 difficulties. Club is easiest, Diamond is second easiest, Heart is second hardest, and I am the hardest difficulty. Don't worry, you won't be able to deal damage to us. Any volunteers to try it out?"
"I will."
The man goes up to Luna.
"What's your name?"
"Emile."
"Alright Emile, which song do you want to practice, mate?"
"How about my favorite song? It's called "Serious.""
"Ok then. Diamond, be his sparring partner."
A driving rock beat pumps up the audience as Emile tries to combo to his favorite song. First 3 hits, then 2, then 8, then 7, then 13, then 9, then a full 16 hit combo!
"Are you done?"
"Yeah. That was fun."
Emile leaves. Luan approaches her sister.
"By the way, little sis, you might want to practice this song."
"Rock and Roll (Spicy) by Shogo Sakai? No thanks, I'm good."
"Are you sure? A little Chuck Berry never hurt anyone."
"Yes."
Luna leaves. Leni approaches Luan and Lucy to talk to them.
"Well, now that that's over and since we're all here. I'll take you to the temporary room they've provided me."
Scene transition to a nice room. Leni knocks on the wall, revealing a ladder.
"Luan and Lucy, use this ladder to get through the attic and meet up in Luna's room. We can't just go over there since Hikikomori and Otaku are guarding the dressing rooms from the outside. I'll try to tell Luna what's going on and then she'll tell her bandmates what's going on, too. Good luck, you two."
After grinding for a bit until both Luan and Lucy were level 25, Luan felt feverish twice and learned both Lifeup β and Healing α! She managed to find an Attic Sketch, Magic Gelatin, Magic Pudding, Saltwater Gun, Pencil Rocket and a Boutonnière Burger. After using the bathroom's hot spring to heal up, as well as buying 4 more pencil rockets, Luna and Lucy make it to the end of the attic, where a forlorn instrument obstructs their path! Luan interacts with it.
"As you can see, I'm a guitar that can still shred. I'm still in my prime. But ever since Spade got a new ax, I've been left in this dank and destitute attic. I'm filled with so much frustration. I'm gonna turn my hurt feelings into senseless violence and waste it on you guys! You're gonna turn blue now!"
And, just like a triggered liberal, the sentient instrument begins its fervent furor!
The Wicked Axe violently attacked!
Luan attacks!
0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
8 hits, total damage: 0
Lucy attacks!
0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
13 hits, total damage: 0
"What the heck?! It didn't take damage?!"
The Wicked Axe tried a jam session!
Luan takes 30 damage, Lucy takes 28 damage!
"Maybe PK attacks will damage it?"
Luan tried PK Blast!
The Wicked Axe takes 30 damage!
Lucy attacks!
0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
16 hits, total damage: 250
"That's it! We need to do 16 hit combos against it! Only full 16 hit combos will deal damage to it!"
The Wicked Axe tried Hypnosis α!
Luan dodged quickly!
"Maybe bombs will work better? Because I don't think I'm skilled enough to pull off a 16 hit combo every time."
Luan fired the Pencil Rocket!
The Wicked Axe takes 120 damage!
Lucy attacks!
0+0+0+0
4 hits, total damage: 0
The Wicked Axe tried a jam session!
Luan takes 29 damage, Lucy takes 27 damage!
Luan fired the Pencil Rocket!
The Wicked Axe takes 118 damage!
Lucy attacks!
0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
10 hits, total damage: 0
The Wicked Axe tried Hypnosis α!
Lucy dodged quickly!
Luan fired the Pencil Rocket!
The Wicked Axe takes 121 damage!
Lucy attacks!
0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
16 hits, total damage: 376
The Wicked Axe tried a jam session!
Luan takes 30 damage, Lucy takes 36 damage!
Luan fired the Pencil Rocket!
The Wicked Axe takes 116 damage!
Lucy attacks!
0+0+0
3 hits, total damage: 0
The Wicked Axe tried Hypnosis ω!
Luan dodged quickly!
Lucy fell asleep!
Luan fired the Pencil Rocket!
The Wicked Axe takes 124 damage!
Lucy is asleep!
The Wicked Axe tried a jam session!
Luan takes 24 damage, Lucy takes 27 damage!
Luan tried Healing α!
Lucy woke up!
Lucy attacks!
0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
16 hits, total damage: 364
The Wicked Axe stopped moving!
You win!
The party gained 2100 experience points!
Luan's level is now 26!
HP went up by 7
PP went up by 8
Offense went up by 6
Defense went up by 5
IQ went up by 4
Speed went up by 4
Lucy's level is now 26!
HP went up by 13
PP went up by 6
Offense went up by 4
Defense went up by 4
IQ went up by 6
Speed went up by 13
Upon defeating the Wicked Axe, Luan and Lucy drop down the attic hole and end up in the Suit Squad's dressing room.
"I already explained everything to Luna's bandmates. They'll agree to let her join our party if you can beat every member at Rock-Paper-Scissors without losing a single time."
Luan plays Rock-Paper-Scissors with the band members and beats all of them.
"Dang, so I guess this will be our last show for a while, huh Lunes?"
"Seems so."
"We understand, this problem needs to be dealt with first."
"You'll come back when it's over."
With that, Luna says her farewells to her bandmates and joins her sisters.
Luna joined the party!
"Now that that's over…"
Leni exits the room.
"Get out of our way!"
A commotion is heard, upon exiting the room. We see that Leni knocked the bouncers unconscious.
"Hurry up! Let's bounce!"
Leni joined the party!
The quartet begins to leave Club Boutonnière. But before they do, Luna looks into the concert hall one last time to see her band playing without her. They all know that this is something Luna has to do.
Addio, waga yūjin
Oh, great kami Fūjin, please aid our friend whose about to begin her travailing quest…
The times we shared laughing together…
But Fūjin, please be appeased by our pleas and help her and her sisters. For us, for the Louds, for Michigan and for the world.
Addio
Addio, waga yūjin
"Occupo mi fuori. Thanks for everything, my friends."
With that, Luna gives one last glance back at her bandmates and sets off with her sisters to continue to find answers to what is happening.
END OF CHAPTER 4
Differences Between Decadence and Mother 3:
Mother 3: Kumatora's alias in Club Titiboo is Violet (in English) or よしこし/Yoshikoshi (in Japanese)
You have to talk to everyone to waste enough time to see the DCMC's encore.
The DCMC's catchphrase is "Tonda Gossa!"
After the concert, Lucas has to sneak through the caves under Club Titiboo to get to Violet's room.
To get Duster back, you have to win at "Stone-Sheet-Clippers" (Rock-Paper-Scissors) against all 5 members of the DCMC. It is impossible to lose against them, since they give you second chances if you lose and they play the same thing each time.
The music track that plays when Duster leaves the DCMC, as well as the inner monologue of the DCMC members are in both French and Spanish.
Decadence: Unlike Violet, Leni's alias name is ターコイズ/Tāikozu, the Japanese word for turquoise.
The Suit Squad is Decadence's version of the DCMC.
Their catchphrases are in Italian.
Sound Battalion is a way to practice rhythm battles. It is only in chapter 4 but Lisa's Database also has a downgraded form of it.
Instead of having just a concert hall, Club Boutonnière also has a stage for comedians to perform! This is hinted at by the sign on top of the building, which consists of a microphone and boutonnière.
The cave section is completely omitted in decadence.
The ending monologue is in Italian and Japanese.
Said monologue also replaced god with Fūjin, the kami of wind.
Author's Note: When one of the spectators comments about Ikari, they mention how the boys cuddling up to her could be mistaken as sexual assault. This is a reference to a joke in Mother 3, where Mike comments about how lonely he is but that it's not so bad since he has a Happy Box and nice-bodied girls like Nan and Linda to keep him company, which prompts Linda to tell him that that is called sexual harassment these days, to which Mike comments "this is a hard world we live in now."
The Suit Squad is based off Ace Savvy. Seeing as their members are known by a certain suit. If that doesn't tip you off, their catchphrase for the entire band is "occupo mi fuori", which is Italian for Ace Savvy's catchphrase, deal me out. Their catchphrases are in Italian because when you try to translate the DCMC's catchphrase into another language the "tonda" part gets translated into the word "round" (it's short for rotondo, the noun for round in Italian). Because of that, all of the Suit Squad's catchphrases are in Italian.
Yes, the Rick and Morty copypasta was used twice for comedic effect here.
Sound Battalion is a minigame that allows you to practice rhythm battles. It is only in chapter 4 but if you already beat the game once before, all of the normal songs will be unlocked! Yes, that means you can practice Idiosyncrasy (the final boss theme) in chapter 4, when the song would be used in chapter 8. There are also secret tracks in Sound Battalion, like the Loud House intro theme or Luna's Rock 'N' Roll Dream (both variants). You get to see Emile practice it with the track "Serious". And yes, Emile is THAT Emile (Emile Rosales, AKA: Chuggaaconroy).
Listen to Luna, you will need to practice Rock and Roll (Spicy), since a remix of it plays during the chapter 4 boss fight. You thought the Jealous Bass in Mother 3 was hard enough? The Wicked Axe is way worse! Its official weakness is PK Rockin' but since Luna isn't in the party, you can't exploit it. It might not have bandmates like the Jealous Bass but it has a special gimmick. It won't take any damage from physical attacks unless they're 16 hit combos! It even shows 0s when you hit it, just to trick you into thinking you aren't hurting it. Using a PK attack will only deal 1/8th of its original damage (which includes PK Rockin'). You're probably going to have to spam bombs to win.
Speaking of the Jealous Bass, he reappears as a regular enemy. His appearance is way more charbroiled than normal. Basically, people got so angry at failing this boss fight so much, they just took a flamethrower and incinerated him. Unfortunately, it gave him the ability to use PK Fire β! He is still weak to PK Fire, even though Luan and Lucy can't learn it.