Author's Note:
Sadly, I couldn't do an Advance Wars chapter this week, since the game's release was obviously delayed for the time being...but it's all good. Why? Because Chrono Cross was released for Switch, which means that the protagonists from the game will appear. Also, with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 now in theaters, I'll be focusing on that as well. Whenever Advance Wars comes, I'll be ready. A few reviews to answer.
"13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is coming next week. It's a game about time travel and stuff. Sounds perfect for the current story arc, don't you think?"
Yeah, I've heard about that game...and it's coming out next week? Much sooner than I expected. I can cover it. One more anonymous review:
"Oh, did I say "stocks"? I meant "pillory". You know, that one?"
Ah, okay...that sounds more doable. There was review that I meant to answer last week, from A rando, and I'll answer it now...
"You know...after hearing the fact that Cloud was apparently the cause of Dimentio's return, I want a Dr. Wily celebratory dance. He'll be so happy because time travel actually did something bad to the mansion."
Yes, he would be very happy. I'll throw in a Wily celebratory dance in the next chapter. Last review is from David:
"Kasumi and Inkling Boy haven't had much scenes late, will they have some in the next chapter? Is Corrin gonna make Bantha jokes soon? A scene of Lailah from Tales of Zestiria getting along with Sans? (They both love puns. Though TIME TO GO will attack me for suggesting anything Tales related). Is Pit gonna have a post-WrestleMania mini party with Bowser and other residents that watch WWE? (Since you did say Bowser is a Miz fan). And finally, what are your thoughts on E3 being officially cancelled this year?"
Not in the next chapter, but maybe in the coming months. Corrin will make a Bantha joke or two. If Lailah appears - and that's a really big if - you might see her and Sans crack puns together. No mini party of the sort. And E3 being canceled is a shame, especially with things opening up now. But given that gaming companies are doing their own presentations a la Nintendo, I could see E3 being a thing of the past one day. ESPECIALLY if they offer free demos for upcoming new games or something. That would be the death knell.
Episode 329: Premiere
A new movie was coming to theaters today, and it centered around everyone's favorite blue hedgehog...Sonic. Yes, today was the day that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was premiering, and Sonic wanted front-row seats to see the film in all its glory.
Or so that's what Tails assumed. As opposed to watching Sonic 2 at a regular movie theater, Sonic wished to watch the film at the movie theater of Mini Mementos. He invited a few of his friends, although one of them was partially against the viewing.
"Did you really have to get a pirated version of the movie, Sonic?" Tails asked the hedgehog, who led Tails, Knuckles, Crash, Crunch, and Aku down through the trapdoor in the foyer.
"Much better than spending money on movie tickets and expensive snacks," replied Sonic, as he led his group of friends through the tunnel to Mini Mementos. "Also, the guy in the back alley who gave me the movie looked pretty trustworthy."
"Highly doubt that..." As Sonic and company reached the entrance to Mini Mementos, they saw Yosuke standing at the entrance noodling on his phone. Yosuke looked up and saw Sonic and company, before holding his hand out to stop their progress.
"Woah! Can't you see the sign?" Yosuke asked Sonic and friends, before pointing up a sign above the entrance. It was a sign that was placed earlier today.
"'Closed for maintenance - under construction?" Crunch read the sign out loud, as Sonic slowly realized that his plans for today were now messed up. "So I guess Mini Mementos is off-limits today."
"Yup! Yu, Minato, and Joker are doing a little fixing up since so many people kept going in and out...no thanks to you, Sonic."
"I was just trying to spread the word," stated Sonic, when in actuality he was only "spreading the word" just to get back at Caroline and Justine. In his mind, it worked like a charm.
Crunch: This was supposed to be my first time going to Mini Mementos, and guess what? It's closed! This would happen to me...
Yosuke: Mini Mementos was meant to be a hangout spot just for us Persona guys and gals...then Sonic just had to ruin things and tell everyone else about our secret. So we're taking back our spot, whether anyone likes it or not!
"Sounds like there's a party going on in there," remarked Aku, as he heard bumping party music from inside Mini Mementos. Yosuke looked afraid. "Are you sure those three are working?"
"They're working hard!" Yosuke shouted at Aku defensively, tightening both of his fists as Aku floated a few inches back. "They're just...playing some tunes to help motivate them."
"Honestly, I do the same thing," stated Knuckles as he gave a shrug, with Yosuke letting out a sigh of relief. "Nothing wrong with jamming out to your own music. Fulfills your own prophecy."
"There's no telling when those guys will be done, so I'd suggest turning back around." That's what Sonic ultimately had to do, as he had no choice but to lead his pals away from Mini Mementos.
"Guess we'll have to watch that movie elsewhere..." Sonic sighed in defeat, as he and his friends went down the tunnel. Once Sonic and the others were gone, Yosuke went back to noodling on his phone.
"Hehe...suckers," the young man sneered, patting himself on the back for a job well done. He expected Yu to give him his thanks soon.
With Mini Mementos being under construction, Sonic and company returned to the mansion. They exited through the trapdoor, arriving in the foyer, while Sonic was feeling apologetic.
"I'm sorry, guys - it looks like we'll have to watch that movie the right way," the hedgehog said to his friends, as Tails and Aku - the only voices of reason present - both gave him questionable looks.
"What do you mean, 'the right way?'" Aku asked Sonic, who slammed the trapdoor shut and concealed it with the nearby rug. "The right way won't get us in big trouble."
"'The right way won't get us in big trouble'...always gotta play it safe don't ya? No wonder you never found a girlfriend."
"Sonic, Sonic, SONIC!" Slippy called out to the hedgehog as he came running down the stairs to the foyer, holding a comic book in his hands. "You guys are gonna watch the new Sonic movie, right?"
"That's right!" Sonic saw the comic book that Slippy was holding, and he was on the cover fighting Dr. Eggman. "Is that a Sonic the Hedgehog comic book?"
"It's one of those Archie comic books." Slippy showed off his comic book to Sonic and company, expecting them to be impressed. "I wanna watch the movie to see how much it stays true to the source material."
"Uh, I hate to break it to ya Slippy, but those comic books have very little to do with..." Sonic wouldn't even get to finish his sentence, as Slippy ambushed the blue hedgehog and showed him a panel or two.
"Look! Here's a fight scene involving you and Mega Man!" Slippy had the comic book in Sonic's face, and Sonic was trying to push Slippy away. "Unless we get a scene that recreates this fight, panel for panel, then the movie will be a failure."
Mega Man: Yeah, I've seen that Sonic comic book. Slippy asked me if I wanted to read it in full, and I told him that I would at a later time. Later that night, there it was on my nightstand...
"Alright, that's enough...give the man some room," Crunch said to Slippy, as he pulled the frog away from Sonic. Even had to close the comic book just for good measure.
"If you're gonna bring that nerdy crap with you, then you can just forget it," Sonic said to Slippy, cutting him off; Slippy, realizing that he messed up his chances, lowered his head in shame.
"Okay..." sighed Slippy, only to lift his head up a few seconds later when he had something he wanted to say. "...oh, by the way, I let your girlfriend in while you were away."
"You did what?" Soon enough, Amy appeared from the living room, having heard Sonic's voice. Like any other time, Amy was delighted when she saw Sonic in her midst.
"Hi, Sonic!" Amy greeted her boyfriend, as she ran up to him and gave him a hug. Sonic was looking nervous. "What are you and the boys up to today?"
"We're gonna watch the new Sonic movie!" Knuckles happily informed Amy, as Sonic quietly gestured for him to cut it out immediately. "What, I wasn't supposed to say that?"
"You're going to watch the new Sonic movie...without me?" A now hurt Amy was looking at Sonic, who found himself in a pickle. An upset girlfriend was no easy situation to be stuck in.
"This is just a viewing for me and the boys - a guys only shindig," stated Sonic, who became even more nervous when he looked up at the stairs and saw Coco coming down.
"Good news, Sonic - Mechanica and I just got finished repairing that computer," Coco informed the hedgehog, arriving at the base of the stairs. "Which means that I can watch the movie with you guys."
"A guys only shindig, huh?" Amy frowned at Sonic, who was chuckling nervously as he foresaw his girlfriend smacking him repeatedly with her Piko Hammer. Sonic had no easy way out.
"Sonic also wanted to watch the movie illegally," Aku informed Amy, as Sonic turned around at the floating mask and angrily shushed him. "Had to get that one out there..."
"Oh really?" Amy took her phone, shaking her head as she pulled up the Internet and started tapping as she walked away. "I have to do everything, don't I..."
"No, Amy, wait!" Sonic chased after his girlfriend, who was retreating down the hallway as she was left in a sour mood. "Let's just talk this out..."
"How much do you think those movie tickets cost?" Taila asked Crash, as Sonic could be heard calling out to his displeased girlfriend. Nothing Sonic could say would be able to alleviate Amy's mood.
The idol singers got what they wanted...thanks to some approval from Master Hand, they had their own house to stay in. The house was built at the same place where Steve's shrine for Impa was and was constructed by Mutoh and the Carpenters (with the Happy Home Designers doing the refurnishing). Itsuki was invited to live at the house, since he was obviously friends with the idol singers, though not everyone associated with Star Records was welcome to stay...
"For the last time Doc Louis, you and Little Mac can't live here with us," Kiria tried to inform the boxing trainer, who brought a begrudging Little Mac with him to the idol singers' house. "Idol singers only."
"See, that's what I've been trying to tell you," Little Mac said to Doc Louis, who refused to leave the house undeterred; Doc wasn't the kind of guy to back down from anything. "Let's just head back home and..."
"What about him, he's not an idol singer!" shouted Doc Louis as he pointed at Itsuki, who was noodling around on his phone - or at least he was trying to, with Doc pointing right at him catching his attention. "Why does he get a room, and Mac and I don't?"
"Because we've been friends with Itsuki for years, and you're...annoying, at best." Perhaps the biggest lie Doc Louis had ever heard, in his most humble opinion. "Now get out before I have to get ugly..."
"Let's go, Doc...we don't wanna know what Kiria's mean side looks like," Little Mac said to Doc Louis, who was giving Kiria a mean-looking death glare as he and Little Mac left the house. But before Little Mac and Doc Louis could leave, Eleonora came barging in through the front door.
"Hey, Eleonora. You all right?" Tsubasa asked the fellow idol singer, who looked totally disturbed as if she had seen the most ghastly sight ever. And apparently, that's exactly what happened.
"I think I just got flashed...on my way to this house," said the disturbed Eleonora, as many gasps were heard in the living room. Tsubasa had her hands cupped to her mouth and everything.
"Alright people, move!" shouted Doc Louis, taking matters into his own hands as he ran for the door. No one had ever seen the redhead take such initiative before - at least when it came to the idol singers.
"Okay, I'll call the real police," announced Itsuki, taking out his phone and making the call as Touma was already out the front door.
"What happened? What can I do to help?" asked Yashiro, coming down the steps as Itsuki finally made contact with a local authority. "I'll check the web." Yashiro ran to the nearby computer, trying his hardest to contribute in any way, shape, or form.
"Thank you." After speaking with the police, Itsuki hung up his phone and placed his device back in his pocket. "The police are on it. They say they've already had three calls."
"Can you tell us what happened?" Tsubasa asked Eleonora, who tried to recompose herself as she gathered her thoughts - very disturbing thoughts at that. Thoughts that'll remain in Eleonora's head for a while.
"Um...I was walking back to the mansion grounds and this man asked me for directions," explained Eleonora, detailing everything that had happened as she almost had a thousand-mile stare going on. "And he was holding a map. And when I walked over, he had it out...on the map."
"The guy was just letting it loose," grinned Little Mac failing to understand what the big deal was. He was the only person present not taking things seriously, as he had his arms out and shrugged. "I mean, what's all the fuss?"
Little Mac: If that's flashing, then lock me up...
Charles didn't get a wagon for his birthday as Daisy promised him, but he did get something better...a new pet companion in Elfilin. This little creature was first discovered by Kirby and company in a forgotten land and came home with them via Warp Star.
Although Elfilin wasn't intended to be Charles's new pet, the decision was only made to pacify Daisy. Wouldn't want her to break Luigi's neck or anything. Elfilin could be with Kirby and be two peas in a pod, but he accepted being Charles's pet with dignity and pride.
"Go fetch!" Charles shouted to Elfilin, as he was outside in Luigi's front yard holding a Frisbee. The five-year-old threw the Frisbee far, letting it fly through the air, and Elfilin caught the Frisbee...mere moments after it landed.
"Am I doing this right?" Elfilin asked Charles after he returned the Frisbee, knowing that something was off with his Frisbee game. "Think I might be messing up somehow..."
"You gotta catch it in-a the air!" Luigi called out to Elfilin, as he was busy watering his plants with a garden hose; he somehow lost control of the garden hose, which was dousing water all over the place.
"But would that turn it into a game of catch?" Elfilin was still confused, and Luigi couldn't answer the blue creature's question as he struggled to stop the stream of water. "I'm so lost..."
"Need-a some help handling that garden hose?" Mario asked Luigi, as he saw his twin brother dealing with his predicament. "I got you, bro!" Mario grabbed the garden hose from Luigi and was able to turn it off in time.
"Phew, thanks Mario, you're a life..." Luigi was about to thank Mario, only to be caught off-guard when the plumber hugged him. Luigi smiled, being overwhelmed by a brotherly embrace.
"I know I've said-a this far too often, but I can't tell-a you how happy I am that you're still alive!" Hearing that made Luigi blush, as he adored being greatly appreciated by his twin brother. The love runs deep.
Luigi: Mario has been-a hugging me a lot lately - almost every day, it seems. It didn't really start-a until after I "adopted" Elfilin. I think he's just jealous that Elfilin is cooler than Poochy ever will hope-a to be.
Mario: Really gonna miss-a Luigi; I'm counting the days-a until that Elfilin murders Luigi and his entire family. Keeping Elfilin in your house is a straight-a up death wish.
"Hey, do you mind-a teaching Elfilin how to play fetch?" Luigi asked Mario after the hug was over; Mario gave Elfilin a side-eye, looking with disdain. "He has no clue-a how to play."
"Of course-a not, because he's a murderous fiend," replied Mario, causing Luigi to look at the plumber like he was crazy. Which he honestly was. "I mean, a marvelous friend!"
"Right-a on! So that means you'll teach-a Elfilin, right?" Heavily leaning towards no, Mario slowly inched away from Luigi and towards his house. "Where-a are you going?"
"Gonna grab my materials...my teaching materials." Once he had Luigi hooked, Mario made a run for it as he quickly retreated. The plumber ran to his patio and took a breather, hoping that Luigi wouldn't follow him.
"You must not care about Elfilin that much," Cappy said to Mario, as he saw Elfilin for the innocent little critter that he was. He wouldn't dare share such sentiments with Mario. "You really think that he could murder someone?"
"If they're cute, friendly, and get along-a well with Kirby, that's a red-a flag." Once Mario was done taking his breather, Snake approached the plumber as he stepped unto the patio.
Snake: It's been about two weeks, and there's been no sign of Dimentio. So for now, Hal wants me to do the "wait-and-see" approach. If by any chance something arises, I'll let him know.
"You got a minute?" Snake asked Mario, as he appeared bothered and quite annoyed. To be fair, he looked like that most of the time. "I'm afraid we have a few more...foreign visitors."
"Bring 'em on-a in," replied Mario, and so Snake turned his head and beckoned to someone...and only a young male wearing a bandana came forth, much to Snake's surprise.
"Huh, there was a girl with him...wonder where she ran off to." Snake didn't have to look that far, for the girl in question sprung out of nowhere and delivered a flying kick to Mario.
"Hiya!" the girl - a blonde who looked like a swashbuckler - shouted as she delivered the kick to Mario, sending him down to the ground. Mario was down for the count, as the girl pickpocketed him.
"Mama mia! Why are you doing this?" Mario angrily questioned the girl, who was digging through his pockets for anything of value. "Cappy, why aren't-a you doing something?!"
"I am, I'm trying to contact the police," said Cappy, who had picked up Mario's phone...and was using it to record Mario getting pickpocketed. The talking hat was giggling quietly to himself.
"Let's see what you got in yer wallet..." said the girl as she went through Mario's wallet, furrowing her brow when she pulled out a gift card. "...Amazon? Is that like a faraway land?"
"No...it's a very big company," replied Mario as he got up and snatched his wallet and Amazon gift card away from the girl, placing both items in his pocket. "One that sells-a every product imaginable."
"It's true - got my butt scratcher from Amazon," Snake proudly started, only to get weird looks from Mario and Cappy. Which made the former spy change his tune, as he awkwardly cleared his throat. "Um...the guy's Serge, and the girl who just kicked you is Kid."
"I see you didn't have any good bounty on ya," Kid said to Mario, speaking with a thick Australian accent - even though she wasn't from Australia. "Must be pretty broke, huh?"
"Snake, where is this girl-a from and why is she offending me?" Mario asked the former spy, surprised that Serge had yet to attack him. To be fair, Serge seemed more even-keeled compared to Kid.
"Those two came from an 'alternate dimension', or so I've been told," replied Snake, wondering when (or if) the trend of foreign visitors would end. "I think they're lying."
"Let me speak-a with them myself." So Mario approached Serge, hoping that the young man could give him as much info as possible. "So, Serge, where exactly are-a you from?"
"He's not the one to say a lot, mate," Kit informed Mario, who was barely even listening as he was more interested in what Serge had to say. Yet Serge wouldn't say a word.
"Just gonna give-a me the silent treatment, huh?" Mario got all up in Serge's grill, trying to intimidate the young man if possible. "How about I throw it right-a back at you?" So Mario would retaliate...by giving Serge the silent treatment. It was not very effective.
"I wouldn't mess with him if I were you..." Snake tried to warn Mario - Unwritten Rule #2: always beware the silent ones. "...since he's a foreigner, he might have special powers!"
"Special powers, you say?" Mario found himself intrigued with Serge, and Kit as well, as he backed away from Serge while stroking his chin. "Can these powers be used-a for...physical means?"
"If by that you mean for fighting purposes, then yeah," Kit responded to Mario, who had some devious thoughts building in his mind. Cappy could tell, as he looked on with worry.
"Snake, you wouldn't mind if I borrow these guests for a bit, would you?" Mario had big plans to carry out with Serge and Kit...plans that Cappy might not agree with.
"Sure, you can go ahead and keep 'em," replied Snake, as Mario took Serge and Kit and led them away from the patio. "Feel like I'm gonna regret this later..."
Falco: It's downright despicable. The idol singers got their stupid home, and it's all Master Hand's fault too, for signing off on their lousy request. Inmates running the asylum, I tell ya...
Ashley: The idol singers get to stay at the new house, while I'm still stuck at this rinky-dink tower. I feel gypped.
Fox and Falco would stop by the idol singers' house, only to see how their idol singers were handling themselves on this Friday afternoon. After they were allowed inside by Itsuki, they saw Tsubasa sitting on a living room couch, whispering to Yashiro.
"It's just, like, so creepy," Tsubasa whispered to Yashiro, who nodded his head in agreement as Fox and Falco curiously came over. The pilots wanted to be in the know.
"What's happening?" Fox asked Tsubasa and Yashiro, believing that the more secretive the idol singers were, the bigger the bombshell that was about to be dropped.
"Oh, some guy exposed himself to Eleonora." Both Fox and Falco reacted justifiably, with them looking shocked as their eyes went big. "But she's okay; Touma took her for a walk to calm down."
"Okay," responded a reassured Falco, as he and Falco took a deep breath. The avian pilot would snort only a few seconds later as he was suppressing his laughter. "Eleonora, you say? Hmm..."
"What is so funny?" asked Mamori, who was asking from the kitchen - the new location for Microwave Idol Mamorin. She found it more suitable that the mansion's kitchen.
"Um...I mean did he even see Tsubasa? Or, uh...Kiria from behind?" Falco was laughing softly, as Fox found himself laughing along with him. Only discreetly. "I'm sorry. It's pretty funny when you think about it."
"Mmm...not really, no," Yashiro disagreed with Falco, whose soft laughter came to an end; the same went for Fox. "It's disgusting and demeaning."
"Oh, okay. Masters of comedy. A guy dropped his pants. Have you ever been to the circus? I'm guessing that's a no..."
"Hey, what's going on?" questioned Touma as he entered the idol singers' house, having seen red and blue flashing lights outside the tower. "There's a police car in the..."
"Oh, Eleonora got flashed," Fox informed Touma, feeling another laughing fit coming on as he and Falco were both giggling. "It's, uh..."
"I don't think laughing about it is an appropriate response."
"Oh, come on! We are laughing at Eleonora, but she's not even here, so no harm, no foul."
"Incidentally, where were you during all of this?" Falco pointed accusingly at Touma, putting the redhead on the spot; Touma was hardly fazed. "Maybe you're the flasher."
"Am not! I was having a meeting with Master Hand, going over the production value for the next episode of Force Five."
"Uh-huh. Prove it! Let's see your penis." Everyone looked shocked, including Fox, and Falco exhaled as he realized his mistake. "I...you know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."
Fox: In all the excitement, I forgot that our primary goal as bosses is to keep people safe. Women can't have fun if they don't feel safe. For example, Krystal and I have a safe word in case things go too far. Foliage. And if one of us says that word, the other one has to stop. Although last time...she pretended she didn't hear me.
Falco: See, this is why giving those singers their house was a bad idea. It was a bad omen. If things keep up, Mamori will be next in line to get flashed.
No, Yu and Minato weren't working away on Mini Mementos and repairing it. The two men were hanging out at the hot springs of Mini Mementos with a few lady friends, while Joker was above the surface running Cafe Leblanc. Yu was chilling in a pool with Rise when he saw Yosuke come over.
"Sonic wanted to use our movie theater," Yosuke informed Yu, whom he highly expected to give him thanks for a job well done. "But I turned him and his friends away."
"Serves him right," smirked Yu, as he took a sip from a glass of wine he was drinking from. Yosuke didn't receive his thanks, but he wouldn't give up hope. "That Sonic's gonna get what's coming to him real soon..."
Speaking of Sonic, the blue hedgehog was going to a movie theater to watch Sonic 2...albeit legally, much to his chagrin. Amy had ordered the tickets herself, demanding that Sonic paid her pay afterward. To make sure that Sonic couldn't pull any funny business on the way there, Amy asked Captain Falcon to give everyone a ride.
"Got a bunch of junk in there, so you might feel crammed," Captain Falcon said to Sonic and company as they got inside the Falcon Flyer, watching their step. "No touching that deep fryer!"
"Trying to watch the movie without your girlfriend..." Amy shook her head at Sonic as she took a seat in the Falcon Flyer, while Sonic kept his lips pursed. "...do you have any sense at all?"
"I just assumed that you were busy," admitted Sonic, leading Amy to put her hand up as if she was going for a slap. Sonic flinched in anticipation. "Hey, I'm no mind-reader!"
"That should be everyone," said Captain Falcon once everyone got inside the Falcon Flyer, before getting in himself. But there were two folks who were running behind...and Knuckles was one of them.
"Wait up for me!" Slippy screeched to Captain Falcon, holding his comic book tightly while Knuckles was behind him. Slippy reached the Falcon Flyer first and hopped right in, while Knuckles was a close second behind.
"Hold it right there, champ!" Captain Falcon stopped Knuckles in his tracks, putting his hand out in front of him as Knuckles skidded to a halt. "Unfortunately, I can't bring you on - don't have enough room."
"So it's not because I'm black or anything, is it?" Knuckles asked Captain Falcon, who closed the hatch to the Falcon Flyer before taking off. "Maybe I should've kept that to myself."
"Psst, Knuckles!" a voice whispered to the echidna, who turned around and saw an unexpected guest...Dr. Eggman, who was hiding behind the mansion as he beckoned to him. "This way!"
"Dr. Eggman?" Knuckles came over to Eggman, wondering how the mad scientist made his arrival without a grand entrance. "What are you doing here?"
"You're just the man I wanted to speak with." Eggman was wearing a very fly crimson red suit, and Knuckles was impressed. "For you see, Dr. Drip has a consultation with...an admirer of mine."
Dr. Eggman: A travesty that Knuckles will acknowledge my exquisite taste in fashion, yet Sonic won't do the same. I think Sonic's too blinded by the admiration that he has for me to respect my most defining qualities.
"You can't tell, but sadly my drip has been fading as of late," Eggman explained to Knuckles, before showing off the suit that he was wearing. "This isn't even one of my best suits!"
"But it looks so good on you though," stated Knuckles, only being biased because of the suit's color. Anything that had red in it, Knuckles was a fan of.
"Well, that's not what Cubot and Orbot said...those idiots. Since we both have the same acquired taste, I was thinking that maybe you could lead me in the right direction. Fashion-wise."
"Looking for a few pointers, eh?" Knuckles was more than happy to oblige to Eggman's plea, smiling as she stroked his chin. "You came to the right guy..."
Fox, Falco, and Itsuki met at the Star Records room, discussing the flasher incident and what must be done to solve it. They knew that it was no issue worth putting to rest.
"Idol singers, and singers in general, are very small and delicate," Falco stated profoundly, speaking not only about Star Records but also about the entire music industry as a whole. "Deserve protection from pervs. Better 1,000 innocent men are locked up than one guilty man roam free."
"I am sick over this thing," Fox said after an exhale, as his thoughtful dwelling on the current situation made him increasingly frustrated. "Those people out there are clearly afraid. And that can't happen. Not even in their stupid house."
"Hard agree on that one. Let me show you what I've been working on..." Falco took out a folder and laid it out on the Star Records desk, and it was full of questionable pictures. "There are several penises there I'd love Eleonora to run her eyes over. You know, see if we can catch this pervert."
"This is the last thing that Eleonora needs to see right now, Falco," Itsuki told the avian pilot, who pointed at one picture that he apparently wanted the young man to see. "Falco, are those your pants? That's a Polaroid." Falco took the Polaroid and crumpled it in his hand.
Being that there were hardly any monsters afoot (save for any passerby that he mistook for being one), Arthur had a mostly mundane life at the mansion. The knight in shining armor was doing his usual stroll through the manor when he passed through the living room...and saw Mario speaking with Serge and Kid.
"Is he really that deadly, mate?" Kid asked Mario, who was describing how evil and malicious Elfilin was. Most of it was just paranoia-fueled projection.
"Looks-a can be deceiving," replied Mario as Arthur eavesdropped, believing that there was a monster for him to dispatch. "His cuteness will-a easily fool you."
"And why are you so concerned about it? You're just a funny-looking plumber man with a less than ordinary life."
"How dare-a you! I'll have you know that I'm from-a the Mushroom Kingdom..." Even with that description, neither Serge nor Kid were all that impressed. Mario had to reel them in. "...and I'm a prince."
"FINALLY, HE ADMITS IT!" shouted an overjoyed Arthur, as he ran up to Mario and gave him a hug. Mario was instantly annoyed. "What took thee so long?"
"Arthur, I was just trying to..." Mario became even more annoyed, as Arthur hugged him tighter - holding him like a boa constrictor. Nevertheless, Mario did the trick as Serge and Kid both looked on, impressed.
"A knight of the Mushroom Kingdom, you say?" Kid marveled at Mario, now believing every word that came out of the plumber's mouth. "Is that knight hugging you part of your royal guard?"
"Correct thou art, madam," Arthur responded to Kid, assuming his role as he ended his hug with Mario and presented himself in front of Serge and Kid. "Sir Arthur is the name."
"He's lying," Mario tried to warn Serge and Kid, but Arthur wouldn't let him say another word as he put his hand up. Mario sighed exasperatedly.
Arthur: Took him about a year, but Mario has finally come to his senses. He has denied his blue-collar ways and accepted the royalty that has been inside of him since he married Princess Peach. Once he was blind, but now he can see!
"If I may, Prince Mario, how may I servest thou?" Arthur asked the plumber, formally getting down on one knee as Mario was already tired of the charade. "Ask, and it shall be done."
"I was in the middle of some-a thing here..." Mario frowned at Arthur, thinking that the knight was lowkey embarrassing him in front of Serge and Kid. Fortunately, Serge and Kid didn't mind.
"Your prince was telling us about a monster," Kid said to Arthur, who perked up as he had a much-needed monster-killing quota to fulfill. "Said it was living at his twin brother's house."
"A monster at Luigi's house?!" exclaimed Arthur as he hooped back up to his feet, amazed that he wasn't informed until now. "And yet thou lettest this monster reign free, Mario?"
"He hasn't done anything...yet," stated Mario, but Arthur didn't care; he wanted the thread taken care of at once before things got dire. "Why not let Serge and-a Kid handle it?"
"The knight guy can come with us," said Kid, leading Mario to facepalm; Arthur, satisfied with Kid, took out a javelin as he was in a vanquishing mood.
"I shall be the one to deliver the final blow!" proclaimed Arthur, wanting all the glory for himself; he usually got in his own head a lot.
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves, mate..." Kid turned her attention to Mario, who was done facepalming and was now muttering stuff under his breath. "...when can we take care of this monster? Right now, or..."
"Give-a me a moment..." Mario said to Kid and the others as he made his exit; Arthur shoehorning himself into his plans made Mario feel some type of way.
The three heads of Star Records returned to the idol singers' house, with a big announcement to give. They had all the idol singers gathered in the living room, as the trio stood at the forefront.
"Falco here has something he would like to say," announced Fox; he and Itsuki both moved to the side, as they gave Falco the floor. Falco stepped up to the plate, strangely smiling to himself.
"Due to a recent incident involving Eleonora, a man, a map, and his penis...I think you know what I'm referring to," Falco said to the idol singers, doing a wink and a nudge. Well, he only did a wink since he had no one standing at his side to nudge. "Fox and Itsuki have authorized me to form an emergency anti-flashing task force."
"Question," said Touma as he raised his hand; Falco, eager to answer a few questions, pointed at the redhead. "Won't that interfere with our other task forces? Like, I don't know...Force Five?"
"Answer: nope! Because this is being given priority one. This is a petition for X and Samus to install a few security cameras as well as install two floodlights outside. And I know what you're thinking...won't that just shed more light on the penises? But that is a risk we have to take. Mamori. You can draw, kind of. Why don't you work with Eleonora on drawing a picture of the exposer that I can post around the community?"
"I'm an artist?" Mamori quietly asked Tsubasa and Kiria, who either shrugged their shoulders or shook their head. Mamori had no choice but to accept his title. "I guess that I am..."
Three weeks had passed, and Master Hand and yet to punish Cloud. Cloud was expecting discipline from Master Hand after he admitted his role in freeing Dimentio from Subspace...but it never came. That left the swordsman to ponder as he sat in Cafe Leblanc.
"why the long face?" Sans asked Cloud, being the last person that the swordsman wanted to be bothered by. And for obvious reasons. "put on a short face instead. that's what i do."
"Shut up, Sans..." mumbled Cloud, who had yet to touch the bowl of curry that Pit had fixed for him while he was lost in thought. Pit saw the curry getting cold, and was growing concerned.
"Cloud, if you want, I can spoon-feed you your curry," Pit said to the swordsman, who frowned in disgust; only Aerith would be allowed to spoon Cloud, and maybe Tifa. "Just say the word."
"I never even asked for any curry. I'm not that hungry." Cloud pushed his bowl of curry away, before letting out a sigh. That only made Pit more concerned.
Pit: No one has ever turned down an opportunity to be spoon-fed curry by yours truly. *pauses* Okay, maybe I'll get a black eye in response, but those instances don't count.
"Hey, Cloud," Link greeted his best friend as he entered the cafe, taking a seat next to the swordsman. He could tell that Cloud was feeling down, a lot more than usual. "What's got you feeling down?"
"I'm not really feeling down," replied Cloud, though it was hard for Link, Pit, and Sans to discern if he was telling the truth. "I'm just waiting for Master Hand to punish me."
"...okay." Link quickly turned his attention to Pit, remembering what he came to Cafe Leblanc for. "One cup of coffee, Pit. No sugar this time - just creamer."
Link: Yeah, I'm already familiar with Cloud holding himself responsible for Dimentio's escape. As the man of the mansion, I have to be in the know. What I don't get, though, is why Cloud is being so hard on himself. It's not like an omnicidal maniac with crazy magical powers got out of his prison...did I just describe Dimenito?
"No sugar? What is wrong with you..." Pit shook his head distastefully at Link as he went to go fix him his cup of coffee. But before he could begin... "...Joker, do we have any coffee creamer left?"
"We're all out," affirmed Joker, confirming as he checked the last canister of coffee creamer. It was practically empty. "There's more in the pantry."
"I'd say just wait it out," Link recommended to Cloud, as Pit got from behind the counter and ran out of the cafe. "Who knows - maybe Master Hand forgot what you did."
"Or maybe I should speak with Master Hand myself..." responded Cloud, getting up from his seat and leaving the cafe to go look for Master Hand. Link watched as Cloud left, before turning around and shrugging.
Mamori and Eleonora were gathered in the mansion's dining room, as Mamori had Eleonora describe the flasher to her. She had a drawing pad and a few drawing pencils ready to go.
"I didn't really get a good look," Eleonora admitted to Mamori, not giving the brunette much to work with. She was too disturbed at that moment to remember anything but...well, you know.
"That's okay, I can put today's episode on hold," assured Mamori, who felt like making a little doodle or two just to pass the time. Soon Fiora entered the dining room, holding a document in her hands.
"Hey, did you guys see this memo that Falco printed out?" Fiora asked Mamori and Eleonora before she read the memo out loud. The stuff that she had seen in the document greatly concerned her. "'Women will be sent out of the house if they wear makeup or heels exceeding 1/4 inch. Females are not allowed to speak to strangers unless given written authorization by Falco Lombardi.' That sounds ridiculous."
"There goes that last copy!" exclaimed Falco as he poked his head inside the dining room, snatching the memo out of Fiora's hands. The avian pilot then saw Mamori and Eleonora, clicking his fingers at both of them. "Mamori, Eleonora, just a heads up - I am removing all bananas from your kitchen."
"Falco, this memo that you typed out is insulting."
"Desperate times call for desperate measures."
"I mean, 'sleeves down to the wrists, buttoned-up collars, and muted colors'...nobody dress like that around here."
"I beg your pardon?" Kazuya frowned at Fiora, as he was sitting at the dining room table enjoying his lunch while wearing his business suit. Couldn't even enjoy his sandwich without someone throwing shade at him.
"Okay, you know something, Falco?" Fox asked the avian pilot as he barged inside the dining room, not liking what he was hearing regarding the memo. "We are not the terrorists. Why don't you just take those women, put 'em in a burlap sack, and hit 'em with a stick? Because that's what you're doing. I celebrate these women. They deserve the right to dress as they please. If Kiria wants to show more cleavage, she should be able to. I encourage that."
"Look, it's really simple," Eleonora said to Fox and Falco, as she was not really asking much from the pilots. "We just want you guys to treat us with respect."
"See? That's what we're talking about. Did you hear that, Falco?"
"Yes. Did you hear that Fox?" asked Falco, throwing it right back at the pilot. And Fox didn't like it, not one bit.
"No, Falco. Respect. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me. Alright, you know what? That's it. Meeting room. Get the other ladies. Women's appreciation."
"Wait a minute - do you even have permission to use that room?" Kazuya asked Fox, finding himself oddly engrossed in the conversation that was taking place. His sandwich was calling out to him.
"Oh, I don't know, Mr. Mishima. Did I come from a woman? Have I slept with a woman? More than one?"
"Mm, only one," stated Falco, who took a bite out of a fruit that would apparently be banned at the idol singers' house...the banana. "You know what? Why doesn't Kanji run the meeting? He's a closeted homosexual."
"Why don't you run the meeting?" Kazuya asked Falco, leading the avian pilot to wonder why he was sticking his nose in business that he shouldn't. "You play with dolls."
"Those are collectible action figures and they're worth more than your ugly sneakers."
"You know what? I am the expert," said Fox, stepping up to the plate since there was contention about who would be leading the meeting. "I will conduct it. I'm just like Mario - I know the crap out of women!"
Knuckles took Eggman to his room at the tower, hoping to give the mad scientist an inspiration of sorts. His roommate, Shadow, was trying to keep to himself while reading his book.
"The perfect combination is always style and substance," Knuckles said to Eggman, speaking as if he was some kind of fashion guru. "You can't have one more than the other."
"Duly noted," Eggman nodded his head, as Knuckles was pulling out a bunch of fly-looking suits from his closet. Had a lot more than he imagined. "Is that a leopard suit?"
"Sure is! Got it as a birthday gift from Rouge." Knuckles held up the leopard suit in question, as Eggman took the time to admire it. Shadow shook his head as he looked over at Knuckles and Eggman.
"You cannot be serious, Dr. Eggman," Shadow voiced his displeasure towards the mad scientist, coming off as extremely disappointed. "Did you become a fashionista to make up for your awful track record as a villain?"
"Shut up Shadow, our business does not concern you!" Eggman snapped at the black hedgehog, who groaned as he went back to his book.
Shadow: Never understood the whole appeal behind Dr. Eggman's "Dr. Drip" persona. I know that he's always been a vain attention seeker, but I fear he's taking it too far at this point.
As Knuckles continued to pull more suits out of his closet, he heard a text notification. The echidna pulled out his phone, seeing that Fox had sent a mass text to all Star Records employees...and Doc Louis.
"Hold on, Doc - there's a Star Records meeting being held soon," Knuckles said to Eggman as he put his phone away; Shadow felt a sudden wave of relief wash over his shoulders. "Go through those suits on my bed, and see if you like any of them."
"Quite the interesting palette to choose from!" grinned Eggman, rubbing his hands together in excitement as Knuckles left the room. A part of Shadow hoped that Knuckles would never come back.
"If I were you, I'd burn all those suits," Shadow suggested to Eggman, flipping a page in his book. Eggman gasped at the black hedgehog, acting like a total drama queen.
"And waste Knuckles' hard-spent money? Preposterous!" Then Eggman had a wicked idea, as he grabbed the leopard suit and eyed Shadow intently. "How about I try these suits on you...make you a model!"
"You better not..." Shadow hopped off of his bed, as a grinning Eggman inched closer to him while holding up the leopard suit. "...Dr. Eggman, this is your only warning!"
Sonic and company were at a movie theater for Sonic the Hedgehog 2, with everyone sitting in the front row. Sonic was sitting next to Amy, who was holding unto her boyfriend's arm and refused to let go.
Tails: We didn't have to pay for the movie tickets - or the snacks! Since Sonic was, well, Sonic, and he was about to see a movie that was about him, we pretty much got in for free. Which begs to question, why did Sonic want to watch the movie bootlegged?
Captain Falcon: Thanks to Sonic, I got free movie snacks. I should go to the movies with him more often.
"Ooh! I can already tell that this is gonna be my favorite part," Amy said to Sonic, watching an action scene play out on the big screen. It didn't take that long for Sonic to be beside himself.
"Amy...that's a movie preview," Sonic informed his girlfriend, wondering how much of Amy he could bear while the actual movie played. Amy was already pushing his buttons.
"I already knew that, silly!" Amy played it off as she smiled at Sonic, and smacked him on his arm. The pink hedgehog then heard chatter behind her, as she turned around and shushed some young men. "Be quiet! We're in a movie theater..."
"Uh...our bad!" one of the young men apologized, as a highly embarrassed Sonic facepalmed. The movie couldn't start soon enough...
Mario sat alone in the mansion's backyard, hanging around near the garden shed. But he wasn't entirely alone, for he had Cappy with him.
"Knew it!" Cappy said to Mario, who wasn't in the mood for talk as he sat on the ground with his head hanging low. "You have second doubts about having Elfilin killed."
"It's not about that," stated Mario, finding the strength to stand up and tell Cappy what was really going on. "Arthur thinking that I'm a prince-a again is bothering me a lot more than it should."
"If that's what's getting you down. Then your life must not be all that interesting." As Cappy spoke, Mario saw Charles running through the backyard, chasing after Elfilin. "Are you even listening to me?"
"Haha, I'm gonna get you!" Charles vowed to Elfilin, giggling as Elfilin was flying away. Mario was transfixed by the sight, as Cappy waved his hand in front of Mario's eyes.
"Hello, earth to Mario!" Cappy's efforts simply weren't enough, as Mario continued to watch Charles chase after Elfilin. "Don't make me bring up an uncomfortable situation about your wedding photos!"
"Prince Mario!" Arthur called out to Mario, who finally snapped out of his trance as he saw Arthur running over to him. Serge and Kid weren't that far behind.
"What did you just call-a me?" Mario questioned Arthur, who along with Serge and Kid caught up to the plumber. Mario could sucker punch Arthur if he truly wanted to.
"We have tried to infiltrate Luigi's home. But sadly his missus, Princess Daisy, would not let us in..." As Arthur had learned, finding a way inside Luigi's house with Daisy at home was no easy task.
"She slapped Serge because she thought that he was about to make a move on her," Kid said to Mario, as Serge was massaging his face. Daisy must've slapped him hard, in true Daisy fashion. "Should've seen it, mate!"
"You can forget-a about destroying that monster," Mario said to Arthur and company, who were all shocked; Arthur felt offended even. "It's...how should-a I say it..."
"So you did have a change of heart, I knew it!" a vindicated Cappy said to Mario, cutting off the plumber; Mario angrily shushed the talking hat.
"Let me talk, Cappy..." Mario wouldn't get the chance to explain, as he was interrupted by the sound of Charles laughing and having fun like the little kid that he was. Charles on lying on the ground, as Elfilin was peering down at him.
"We're gonna be the best friends, Elfilin..." Charles said to the blue creature, as Serge and Kid saw Elfilin from a distance. Elfilin matched the description that Mario gave them.
"So that's the cute little critter you want dead, eh?" Kid asked Mario, taking note of the hole in Elfilin's right ear. Saw it as a huge red flag. "I can see where you're coming from."
"I'll need more javelins..." said Arthur as he returned to the mansion, fearing that Elfilin might turn into an abomination of unspeakable proportions. Those were the same fears that Mario had.
"Wait, Arthur, come-a back!" Mario called out to the knight, who showed no signs of returning. The plumber fell down to his knees, as the sound of Charles laughing didn't make him feel any better.
"Wanna wait it out until the knight returns?" Kid asked Serge, who nodded his head; the two visitors walked away, as Mario faceplanted unto the ground.
"You didn't just faint, did you?" Cappy asked Mario, poking the plumber multiple times to see if he could get a response. "Because I will bring up those wedding photos for everyone to hear..."
The meeting in the meeting room wouldn't just involve just the idol singers...all the other talent was told to be at this meeting as well. Ashley, Asuka, Knuckles, Little Mac, and even Doc Louis, who was happily chomping away on a chocolate bar.
"On behalf of Falco, Itsuki, and myself, I would like to apologize for all of the men who thought this was a laughing matter," Fox made his apology, speaking with sincerity and coming from the heart. The acceptance of this apology was not unanimous.
"Are we still discussing this?" questioned Doc Louis, wishing that he was somewhere else to enjoy his chocolate bars. "I say again, what is the big deal?"
"Nobody likes to be flashed. When Bayonetta flashed me at that Christmas party last year, I nearly vomited."
Bayonetta: I flashed Fox at a Christmas party? I don't remember that.
Palutena: *walks by, holding an empty beer bottle* What a surprise...
"My point...my point is, a penis, when seen in the right context, is the most wonderful sight for a woman," stated Fox, as he was making everyone feel greatly uncomfortable the more that he spoke. "But in the wrong context, it is like a monster movie."
"Like the movie Alien. Blagh!" said Falco as he took out his Blaster and fired an imaginary shot...only to accidentally pull on the trigger and shoot at the wall, causing Fox to duck instinctively.
"Put that away..." Fox demanded Falco in a threatening tone, as Falco sheepishly placed his Blaster back in his pocket. "...so what I want to engage us in today is a hardcore discussion about women's problems and issues and situations. Magazines and TV shows and movies portray women as skinny, tall goddesses. Well, look around. Are women like that? No. No, they are not. Even the hot ones aren't really that skinny. So what does that say? That says that you women are up against it. And it is criminal. Society doesn't care. Society sucks. I don't even consider myself a part of society. FYI. Because I am so angry over all of this."
"If it were up to me, you ladies would be the fashion models," Knuckles said to the females, thinking that they had enough sex appeal to be the best fashion models on the block. He didn't think that way about Mamori, thank goodness.
"That's right, Knuckles! Then the fashion models could come here and work with me," said Doc Louis, having a good laugh before taking another bite from his chocolate bar. Being a boss would be a dream come true for the boxing trainer.
"What you're saying is extremely misogynistic," Ayaha frowned at Knuckles and Doc Louis, not a fan of either one of their comments. The vitriol she had behind her frown simply couldn't be understated.
"Yes. Thank you," Falco thanked Ayaha, who was half-expecting the avian pilot to be on her side. But she wouldn't give her hopes up. "That was not necessary, but we appreciated it. And it proves Fox's point. Women can do anything!"
"I'm saying that you're being sexist."
"No. I'm being misogynistic. That is insane. I am not being sexist."
"That...it's the same thing."
"Fox, when you asked about my short haircut the first time we met, you asked me if I was a lesbian," Eleonora said to the pilot, who acted as if he had never said such things in the first place. The man was clutching his pearls even.
"Because...that was one possible explanation as to why you got that haircut," Fox said, saying very little to plead his innocence while also feeling terribly guilty.
"And when we get mad, you always ask us if we're on our periods," added Tsubasa, as Fox was left clutching his pearls even more. Felt as if his character was being assassinated.
"I have to know whether you're serious or not." Since Fox had the meeting room door open, those passing by could hear every little thing...such as Pit, who had heard what Tsubasa said as he held a canister of coffee creamer.
"I wish I could menstruate..." Pit said quietly as he walked away, wishing that he could have just one period. Little did he know how much agony he would have to endure.
Pit: If I could menstruate, I wouldn't have to deal with calendars anymore. I'd just be able to count down from my previous cycle. Plus, I'd be more in tune with the moon and the tides!
"Can we just go back home?" Kiria asked Fox, as the meeting was starting to bore - as did any other time that she was forced to attend a meeting against her will.
"You're right. And you know why?" asked Fox, willing to make an offer to the ladies that they simply couldn't refuse. "It's because of where we are. The mansion grounds are a masculine environment. We need to find a place where you feel comfortable. You know where we're gonna go? The mall!"
The Sonic 2 movie had already started, and everyone in the movie theater was enjoying it so far. But Sonic, who was watching a movie that was made in his likeness, was being awfully nit-picky.
"That does not sound like me at all," Sonic whispered to Tails, not a huge fan of how the Sonic in the movie sounded. "Least they knocked the casting for Knuckles out of the park."
"Oh, dear!" fretted Amy when she heard her phone ringing - the volume turned up all the way. Those seated near Amy frowned at the pink hedgehog as Sonic looked on, embarrassed.
"You didn't turn your cellphone off or put it on silent? Seriously, Amy?" It was common courtesy to put your phone on silent before the start of the movie - they even tell you to do so after the previews were done!
"I didn't think that anyone would call me during a time like this!" Amy pulled her cellphone out and sheepishly ran up the aisle as she answered the call. "Hello? Yes, I would like to cancel that appointment..."
"I can't wait until we get to see Sonic and Mega Man fight each other," Slippy whispered to Crunch, as the embarrassment Sonic was feeling right now simply could not be understated.
The gaming room had a sparkling new addition today, courtesy of Anna, in the form of a pop-a-shot. Been a long time coming. Four baskets were part of this pop-a-shot, and Anna had Master Hand in the gaming room to see how the residents liked the newest attraction.
"Woohoo! I won!" cheered Andrew Oikonny, who prevailed over Champion Link, Terry, and the Flying Man in a closely-contest pop-a-shot competition. "I'm the best in the world! Larry Bird who?!"
"See, Anna, this is why I was against having the pop-a-shot added," Master Hand said to the merchant, as Cloud humbly approached the giant hand. "It turns anyone into a delusional buffoon!"
"I see we got a new game to play," remarked Cloud, as he saw the newly added pop-a-shot...as well as Andrew celebrating as if he scored a strike in bowling. Doing the finger gun shooting and all.
"No, Cloud...don't do it! I'd hate for you to call yourself the second coming of Dirk Nowitzki." Somehow, Dirk Nowitzki was always the first basketball player that came to mind when Master Hand saw Cloud.
"Don't worry, Master Hand, I'm not here to shoot some hoops. I wanted to discuss something important. About my punishment..."
"Punishment? What punishment?" Master Hand had no idea what Cloud was talking about, much to Cloud's chagrin, but he caught on soon afterward. "You're not talking about..."
"Yeah, you know what I'm referring to. So what will it be?" Cloud braced himself, as he expected Master Hand to throw down the biggest punishment he could possibly give out. But Master Hand wasn't budging.
"Do you have a weird fetish for being punished or something? That's very odd coming from you, Cloud."
Aerith: Cloud has been very adamant about being punished by Master Hand, for whatever he got off his chest a few weeks ago. It's very odd watching it all play out... *smiles* ...but it's also kinda amusing, too.
"I literally let an evil jester escape from Subspace, by accident," Cloud stressed to Master Hand, who didn't like how Dimentio was being referred to all out in the open. "Obviously can't let that slide."
"What evil jester? Kefka?" Anna asked Master Hand, and her curiosity was one of the reasons why Master Hand didn't want to discuss the topic.
"Yes, sure, let's go with that..." replied Master Hand, as Anna's mind was firmly settled on Kefka being the one who was freed from the confines of Subspace. "...Cloud, let's talk about this another time."
"Suit yourself..." grumbled Cloud, forced to abide by Master Hand's time as he stormed out of the gaming room. Soon Little Mac came across the pop-a-shot and was immediately hooked.
"This one's for you, Kobe..." the boxer said, dedicating his performance to the late Lakers star, as Master Hand could be heard seething.
Fox was the one leading the female brigade, agreeing to take the ladies of Star Records to the downtown mall. The pilot was getting his Landmaster revved up, while Falco stayed behind to bring the flasher to justice, which he had agreed to do.
"Have you finished with the sketch?" Falco asked Mamori, tasking himself with finding the flasher and bringing him to justice. Mamori handed over her sketch, as Falco took a long look at the drawing. "Hmm, doesn't seem like the type."
"Um, Eleonora got a good look," said Mamori, who believed that her drawing skills weren't so shabby. Falco wasn't that sold on the sketch, but it was the only thing he had to work with.
Falco: *holding up Mamori's sketch, which looks like Falco but with glasses and a mustache* I plan on plastering this pervert's face everywhere. Looks ugly beyond words, but it doesn't matter in the slightest. You can run, but you cannot hide...
With the Star Records meeting over with, Knuckles returned to the tower to see how Eggman was handling himself. He furrowed his brow coming down the hallway, as he heard the Squid Sisters from his room.
"O-M-G...he looks fabulous!" squealed Callie, as Knuckles went inside this room...and saw Shadow wearing a mismatched suit. Marie and Callie were checking the black hedgehog out.
"Everything mixes in so well," commented Marie, pulling on the sleeve of the suit that Shadow was forced to wear. Shadow looked up and glared at Eggman, his disdain for the mad scientist at an all-time high.
"Dr. Eggman...?" uttered Knuckles, who was at loss for words when he saw Shadow's suit - which was made up of a bunch of other suits. Many parts cut out from the suits were left lying on the echidna's bed.
"Knuckles! Allow me to explain!" said Eggman, worried that Knuckles might put him on blast for cutting up his suits. "You see, I was doing a little mixing and matching, seeing what matched well with..."
"Say no more, Dr. Eggman..." At that moment, Eggman backed down, as Shadow wanted Knuckles to show the mad scientist absolutely no mercy. "...what you just did...was the most ingenious thing ever!"
"It was?" Eggman and Shadow asked Knuckles simultaneously, with one man pleased by the echidna's remark while the other...not so much.
"Yeah! You mixing all my suits together made for an eclectic combination. A perfect combination of style AND substance!"
"And Eggman had the perfect model in mind to show off his genius!" smiled Callie as she pinched Shadow's cheek, with Shadow aggressively slapping the Inkling's hand away. Callie might get an angry letter soon.
"Haha! The drip is here to stay!" bellowed Eggman, feeling reinvigorated after hearing Knuckles' positive feedback. He was feeling inspired again. "Time to get that suit custom-fitted for the drip master himself."
Shadow: Someone needs a new hobby...He said that about Metal Sonic? How ironic.
Falco couldn't find the flasher all by himself, for he needed a right-hand man to ensure that he was doing his job right. Luckily he already had one in Itsuki, who happily volunteered to help out.
"I really appreciate your letting me work alongside you today," Itsuki expressed his gratitude to Falco, who was strolling through town holding flyers. Flyers of the pervert that Mamori sketched.
"Of course - that's because you're a preppy freak!" exclaimed Falco as he patted Itsuki on his shoulder; Itsuki had a tough time telling if that was a backhanded compliment. "You're like the mansion pariah, and nobody outside of Star Records likes you. So start hanging these all around the building."
"This guy looks like a real deviant." Itsuki took a few flyers from Falco and plastered them on the wall. Something about the sketch looked familiar to Itsuki...but he wouldn't say. For now, at least.
"No, duh. That's why we gotta catch him. Start hanging those over there."
With her phone now on silent, Amy was back to watching the Sonic movie. Everyone in the movie theater was having a good time, including Slippy.
"This is it...this is the part where they introduce Mega Man!" exclaimed Slippy, who was sitting at the edge of his seat anticipating an appearance from Mega Man. Way to set yourself up for disappointment.
"He's not coming, Slippy," Crunch tried to warn the frog, whose eyes were glued to the big screen. The anticipation was killing Slippy, as the frog got out of his seat to move a bit closer.
"He's gonna get himself in so much trouble," Sonic snickered quietly to Amy, as he saw Slippy sitting right in front of the big screen. That's when Amy stood up and took out her Piko Piko Hammer. "Wait, Amy, no!"
"Sorry, Sonic, but Slippy's obstructing our view," Amy told the blue hedgehog, who feared for the worst as he saw his girlfriend confront Slippy. "Move it or lose it, frog face!"
"Sit back down, missy!" a movie theater employee barked at Amy, who was holding her hammer high in the air. Slippy didn't even notice. "No violence in our movie theater."
"If you don't like it, try and stop me!" That triggered the employee, as he and his fellow workers came down the aisle to deal with Amy...only for Amy to whack them with her hammer.
"Oh, Amy..." moaned Sonic, embarrassed once more as Amy was making quick work of the theater employees. A lifetime ban was on the horizon.
Fox brought the Star Records ladies in his Landmaster to Westlake Center, where he was courteous enough to treat them to some lunch. Everyone was sitting at the food court, enjoying noodles perfectly crafted by Xi'an Noodles.
"Alright. Hope nobody's on a diet," Fox said to the ladies, who were slurping down their serving of noodles. The pilot felt like a proud papa seeing the ladies enjoying themselves, as he was beaming with joy.
"Thanks, Fox," Asuka thanked the pilot, as she was enjoying her noodles the most out of everyone else. She did consume a lot of noodles at the Hanzo Academy, after all.
"You're welcome. You're welcome, you're welcome. Okay. So, let's dish."
"What do you want to dish about?" asked Eleonora, curious as to what Fox wanted to discuss. Since it was women's appreciation day, it could literally be anything.
"Anything you guys want. This is your time." Everyone remained silent or continued to eat, causing Fox to exhale deeply. "Mm. What is a Pap smear? Or is it 'shmear?' Like the cream cheese."
"Okay. New topic." Seeing that Fox was a sucky conversation starter, Eleonora quickly turned her attention to Tsubasa. "Tsubasa, how are things with Itsuki?"
"Awesome!" Tsubasa happily responded, before realizing that her answer was too happy and optimistic. "Um, awful, I mean." Tsubasa didn't like that answer, so she had to change back to her original tune. "But, uh, sometimes awesome."
"What do you think of role-play?" Fox asked the ladies, who all gave him understandably weird looks. That question came completely out of the blue. "Krystal has this weird fantasy, and I just feel uncomfortable wearing the male loincloth."
"Okay. I'm gonna be at the doll store," said Ashley, getting up from her seat and retreating before the conversation got any weirder.
Ashley: Sometimes, the clothes at GapKids are just too flashy. So I'm forced to go to the American Girl store and order clothes for large colonial dolls. The scary kind.
With Master Hand refusing to punish him, Cloud returned to Cafe Leblanc so that he could continue to dwell in his own thoughts. It was there at the cafe that Pit and Ryuji were discussing the biggest wrestling event of last weekend, Wrestlemania.
"Gotta hand it to Logan, he looked like a natural out there!" complimented Ryuji, who had watched Wrestlemania in its entirety...and enjoyed it! For the most part, that is.
"True dat - I sure hope they don't turn him face," said Pit; Joker, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, gave Pit a surprised look. "They're better off keeping him as a heel
"Never thought I'd ever hear you say those words..." the young man said to Pit; he knew a few wrestling terms, from having to be Ryuji's friend.
Joker: Life for me has been pleasant ever since Pit and Ryuji got on the same page. Ryuji has even been more tolerable lately! Very rarely, if ever, do I hear him talk about how important "workrate" is, and how WWE is going to go out of business somehow despite them being a profitable company.
"won't be long until jake steps in-between the ropes, and becomes logan's achilles heel," Sans injected himself into a conversation, as Ryuji was baffled at the skeleton's take. Meanwhile, Pit nudged a bowl of curry closer to Cloud.
"Warmed it up in the microwave for ya," Pit said to Cloud, as he had warmed up the same curry from earlier that Cloud refused to eat. Cloud stared at his curry for a second or two, before grabbing the spoon and taking a sip.
"Thanks, I appreciate it," Cloud thanked the Pit, who gave a satisfied smile as he went back to his conversation with Ryuji. Zelda entered the cafe, with Cloud being the first person she saw.
"So Banjo almost broke the new pop-a-shot," Zelda said to Cloud; imagine how happy Master Hand would've been if the pop-a-shot broke completely. "Apparently, he thought that dunking the ball was a good idea."
"That'll teach him..." Cloud took another sip from his bowl of curry, grimacing as the taste was unpleasant to him. Not a surprise, given who made the curry. "...you think that Master Hand will punish me?"
"For letting out you-know-who?" Much like Link, Zelda was also in the know about Cloud; she was authority, after all. "I'd say just let it play out."
"Hey, Pit used to tell me that all the time!" Ryuji randomly said to Zelda, letting out a happy sigh as Zelda gave him a weird look. "Good times, good times..."
"Honestly, I don't think he'll dwell upon it until stuff starts going down. The least you can do for now is keep to yourself until then."
"I'll try," muttered Cloud as he took another sip from his curry, only to grimace and push his bowl away this time. "Pit, what did you put in this thing?"
Using the suits that were left on Knuckles' bed, Eggman combined them all to create the ultimate suit...and it looked just as good on him as it did on Shadow (if not better, in his most humble opinion). Now came the best part - showing off his new suit to the world. Or more specifically, the tower denizens.
"Lookin' fly, you two!" Spring Man complimented Eggman and Shadow, who were both accompanied by Knuckles. Shadow wished that he was somewhere else right now. "You'd make for an awesome model, Shadow."
"Say that again, and I will kill you..." Shadow threatened Spring Man, ready to pull out his gun if he had to. Eggman grabbed Shadow and pulled him away from Spring Man.
"Our suits were made from the ones that were in Knuckles' closet," explained Eggman, overjoyed by the high remarks that he was receiving. "Each piece of fabric was melded together to create the ultimate masterpiece!"
"The ultimate drip, if you will," Knuckles said to Spring Man, as the mere mention of the word was enough to make Shadow cringe. Made him want to tear off his suit and rip it to shreds.
"I demand that Mario sees my suit! For he is a fine drip connoisseur." Unfortunately for Eggman, Knuckles wouldn't let him have his way...for he had someone better in mind.
"Forget Mario - we gotta let Sonic see this! Dude called every suit in my closet ugly...wonder what he's gonna say now!"
"Serge? Kid? Where-a are you?" Mario called out to the two, as he was looking around the backyard for their whereabouts while Cappy kept his eyes peeled. Yet he couldn't find the duo anywhere.
"Wait, Mario, I see them!" alerted Cappy, seeing Serge and Kid from the distance atop Mario's head. "And they're headed towards Luigi's house!"
"They are?!" Mario saw that Serge and Kid weren't alone...for they were following after Arthur. "Mama mia..."
Once lunch was over with, Fox was leading his troupe of ladies through the Westlake Center - like a proud lion leading his pride. The pilot wasn't full yet after eating his noodles, so he was snacking away on some yogurt.
"Wow, I cannot believe this yogurt has no calories," grimaced Fox, who was eating away at the yogurt in his hand. He simply couldn't let that yogurt go to waste, he wasn't that kind of guy.
"No one said it has no calories," Tsubasa said to Fox, who came to a stop when he came across Victoria's Secret. That store got the pilot thinking, as he scarfed down the rest of his yogurt and tossed it away.
"Oh, hey, guys. I want to do something nice for you because of women's appreciation and all that jazz. I want you to go in there. I want you to buy one item on me as a thank-you. Come on. Get in here!"
Fox: Let's face it, most guys are from the Dark Ages. They're cavemen. And they like a woman to be showing her cleavage and to be wearing 8-inch heels, and to be wearing, um, see-through underpants. But...for me, a woman looks best when she is just absolutely naked.
Charles and Elfilin were back home, as they were playing together in the living room. Luigi and Daisy were watching the two from the kitchen.
"Now would be a good time-a to mention that Charles's pet fish had died..." Luigi casually brought up this news to Daisy, who hardly found herself remotely surprised by this revelation. "...it was his time."
"I take it you killed him by accident, like the last one?" Daisy asked Luigi, who looked away whistling innocently with his hands held behind his back. The doorbell rang, causing Daisy to sigh.
"Hello! It is I, Sir Arthur!" Arthur called out to Luigi and Daisy from outside, as Daisy grabbed her frying pan and advanced towards the front door. "I have returned for..."
"Yeah, yeah, I hear ya," Daisy shouted at Arthur as she reached the front door, opening it wide before holding up her frying pan. Once Arthur looked inside Luigi's house and saw Elfilin...
"DIE, MONSTER!" ...the knight threw a javelin at the blue creature, only to miss and instead strike Luigi's hat. Daisy was caught off-guard, as Daisy tapped his hat wondering where his hat was.
"Huh...?" A bewildered Daisy moved out of the way, as Arthur led Serge and Kid inside the house. The three were in the living room, staring down at their prey...Elfilin.
"Nice little cute facade you got going on there, mate," Kid said to Elfilin, who was as scared as Charles was as he felt cornered. And fearful for his life.
"Quick, Serge! Grab the boy, and take him to safety!" Arthur commanded the young man, who nodded his head as he scooped up Charles and ran to the kitchen for cover. At that time, Luigi finally found his hat, lying on the floor.
"Okay, what's going on?" Daisy asked Arthur and company, as Luigi grabbed his hat and placed it back on his head. "Is Elflin some kind of threat? Luigi!"
"Why are you bringing me into this?" Luigi frowned at Daisy, as Serge stood close to the plumber while holding Charles. "How was I supposed-a to know?!"
"Hate to break it to thee, princess, but this creature is indeed a threat," Arthur informed Daisy while making sure that Elfilin didn't leave his sight. "We heard as such from thy..."
Arthur was suddenly interrupted when a red hat was thrown at him, smacking him in the face before flying out of the house. Then the hat was thrown a second time, this time landing atop Serge's head.
"Serge?" Kid said to the young man, who was now sporting a familiar mustache. Serge brought Charles back to the living room and sat him back down in his original spot, as Arthur was flabbergasted.
"What is thou doing?!" Arthur scolded Serge, who grabbed the knight and ran towards the front door. "Let me go this instant!" Serge would indeed let go of Arthur...by tossing him out of the door like he was trash. Once Arthur landed, his armored suit came off.
"Nice undies, Arthur!" Daisy called out to the prince, who looked down and saw he was wearing nothing but boxers. Arthur gasped and covered himself, as he blushed.
"Thou shall pay for this, traitor!" Arthur shook his fist at Serge, who was standing at the front odor with Daisy. The knight grabbed his armor and retreated, as Daisy closed the door.
"Weird change of hurt you pulled off there..." Kid said to Serge...who was de-captured by Mario seconds later. Kid took a few steps back out of shock, as a dazed Serge sat on the floor. "...crikey!"
Mario: Wanted to say a few words as Serge, but it was impossible! Was that man born-a without a voice box? I had those same-a thoughts when Link and I first-a met.
"Do not be alarmed," stated Mario, although Kid was the only person alarmed; Luigi, Daisy, and Charles were already used to Mario's capturing shenanigans. "I was only trying to fix-a things."
"Fix-a what?" asked Luigi, as Mario brought everyone's attention to the Elfilin in the room...Elfilin. A little play on words there.
"I...may have had-a some misconceptions about Elfilin. You're already aware of these, Luigi." At first, Luigi had no clue, but then he remembered his conversations with Mario in the forgotten land.
"Oh yeah! You said that Elfilin's cuteness was a front-a for him to get away with murdering people. Said he killed everyone in that land were stuck-a in."
"You thought that about me?" Elfilin asked Mario, offended that the plumber would dare to think of him as a murderous fiend. Mario nodded his head as he showed regret. "But why?"
"I have my doubts-a about cute beings...Magolor comes-a to mind," admitted Mario, whose previous interactions with Magolor tarnished how he viewed anyone who was cute and friendly as Kirby. "It was all a misunderstanding."
"And you dragged us into this mess..." Kid frowned at Mario, letting him know that she and Serge didn't appreciate having their time wasted. "...hope you plan on making up for it."
"You know, you haven't had much-a fun during your time here..." An imaginary light bulb dinged above Mario's head, as he knew just the thing to make it up to Serge and Kid. "...how about I take-a you three to the mansion next-a door?"
The ladies of Star Records were at Victoria's Secret, doing a little shopping...or rather, a little window shopping, which was done by a select few. Fox was inside the store, seeing how things were going.
"Mm. You don't want anything?" the pilot asked as he was going around, seeing how the ladies were coming along with their shopping - or the lack thereof. "My treat. Some panties or...pick a thong or...G-string. T-back. Get a nice bra. Padded bra. See-through, push-up, lace? Thigh-high? Bustier? Any...you know what, I would love to buy you a fresh set of underwear."
Tsubasa: I don't need anything sexy, but I do need some new hand towels. *holds up yellow bathrobe* I figure I can cut up this robe.
Chrom: *snickers at Mamori's sketch* That is pretty cool.
Falco and Itsuki were outside of the mansion, posting the flyers at a high school. And since school was still in session, the duo was asked to leave the premises at once. Both men left in peace, although Falco did have it in him to fight back at the school security.
"Think we'll find him?" Itsuki asked Falco, as he and the avian pilot were sitting together on the sidewalk. A school bus pulled up, meaning that the school day was about to end real soon.
"Yeah, I do," Falco replied with confidence, certain that he and Itsuki would find the flasher before the end of the day. Or before Fox came back home if they were being more optimistic. "'Cause justice never rests!"
"Halvsies?" Itsuki reached into the pocket of his jacket and pulled out a chocolate bar that he saw Doc Louis leave behind. The chocolate bar immediately intrigued Falco.
"No. Wholesies." Falco was so intrigued by the chocolate bar, that he snatched it right out of Itsuki's hand. Poor Itsuki, he didn't even see it coming.
"Listen, man, I really appreciate this time we had. Not often that we hang out together like this. I feel like I learned a lot."
"Naturally." Falco took a big bite out of the chocolate bar, leaving only half of it remaining. The avian pilot must've been hungry after posting all those flyers.
"Yep. If you don't mind, I think I'll hang some of these posters around the downtown neighborhood. Schools, post offices, et cetera."
"You know, I may have underestimated you. You're not a total..." Falco suddenly started gagging, choking away as he clutched his neck. Itsuki applied the Heimlich maneuver to the pilot right away.
Thanks to Amy's actions, Sonic and company were kicked out of the movie theater, as they were sitting near the building. Their viewing of Sonic 2 was cut short, all because Amy wanted to act a fool - multiple times, at that.
"Shucks, we didn't even get to the Sonic-Mega Man fight scene!" whined Slippy, clutching his comic book tightly; he hoped to see this fight scene once it was leaked on YouTube.
"Yeah, that movie theater was lame - their snacks aren't that good," remarked Captain Falcon, as he was eating from a large bag of popcorn. "The butter they use for the popcorn is their only redeeming factor."
"Sorry that I got us all kicked out, Sonic," Amy apologized to her boyfriend, who was looking down at the pavement while eating a chili dog. One that he was unable to sneak in through the entrance.
"Amy, you wanna know why I didn't want to invite you?" Sonic asked the pink hedgehog, as he turned toward her; Amy probably knew the answer but didn't want to say it.
"Was it because I had that hair appointment today?" Wasn't Amy's real answer, but the pink hedgehog laughed regardless. Even though Sonic was hardly in a laughing mood.
"Well...partly. It's because you're always humiliating me at the movie theater. I just wanted to watch the movie in peace, man."
"I don't humiliate you all the time." Amy would have to walk back her words real quick, as a few past examples played out in her mind. "Although there was that farting incident..."
"And the burping incident..."
"And that fight I got into with the janitor..."
"Not to mention that one time you almost beat a baby's head in for crying..."
"...yeah, I see what you mean." Amy finally came to terms with how humiliating she was, as she had many more examples she could list. "I can't fault you for not inviting me."
"Just wanted everything to go smoothly, that's all." Wanting to make Sonic feel better, Amy dug into her purse and pulled out a bag of candy. "Are those hot dog gummies?"
"Got these from the snack stand, just for you." Amy handed the bag of candy to sonic, who opened it right away and started eating. "Consider it an apology gift of mine."
Slippy: I was hoping to see that fight scene with Sonic and Mega Man. The leaks I saw online didn't mention the fight anywhere, so it must've been an oversight on their part. And yes, I know how the movie ends...maybe the ending is where the fight takes place!
"Uh oh, here comes trouble..." alerted Coco as she looked up and saw the Egg Mobile, which was piloted by none other than Eggman himself. Inside the Egg Mobile were Knuckles and Shadow - both of whom were cramped.
"Sonic and friends! Get a load of the drip!" exclaimed Eggman as he landed his Egg Mobile before he and his passengers got out. The mad scientist showed off his dripping new suit, as Shadow did the same...well, hardly.
"C'mon, Shadow, strike a pose!" Knuckles encouraged the black hedgehog, who was just standing there with a big frown questioning his own existence. "Give that suit a little pizzazz."
"I'll give you the beating of a lifetime if you don't shut up..." Shadow muttered at Knuckles, as he wanted to tear off his suit...although doing so would incur the wrath of Eggman.
"No offense, Eggman, but that suit looks hideous," Sonic offered his two cents on Eggman's new suit, and he knew exactly what made it look so ugly in the first place. "Did you make them from Knuckles' other suits? No wonder!"
"Watcha trying to say?" Knuckles angrily questioned Sonic, looking to pummel the blue hedgehog to oblivion. Amy was the only obstacle standing in his way. "You saying that Eggman doesn't have good taste?"
"Neither do you, so I can see why you two hit it off." With that comment, Knuckles was ticked off, as he chased Sonic around the movie theater parking lot. Sonic ran at a normal pace - only to keep things fair.
Mario brought Serge and Kid to the gaming room for one reason, and one reason only...the pop-a-shot. He had the two give the pop-a-shot a whirl, and so far Serge was killing it. Mario was watching with Master Hand.
"Blimey - that's a new record!" marveled Kid, as Serge had set a new pop-a-shot record at the mansion. And as a guest, too. "You're really good at this whole shooting-rocks-into-hoop thing, Serge."
"He's not dedicating his performance to a deceased basketball player," marveled Master Hand, who also appreciated how lowkey Serge's celebration was - all Serge did was pump his fist. "That is how pop-a-shot should be played."
"To be fair, he is mute," stated Mario - and that only made Master Hand appreciate Serge even more. Arthur, spotting Mario, ran inside the gaming room with some news to deliver.
"Prince Mario! The monster has been spotted coming this way," Arthur alerted Mario, only to look over and frown when he saw Serge near the pop-a-shot. "Sadly, Serge is a traitor now...
"It's-a fine, Arthur - Elfilin is not a monster." Since those words came out of a supposed prince, Arthur believed them to be true. "Also, I am NOT a prince. We've already been-a through this."
"But you're married to..." Arthur was ready to argue with Mario, but the knight bit his tongue as he bitterly marched out of the gaming room - just as Luigi, Charles, and Elfilin had entered.
"Where's-a Serge and Kid?" Luigi asked Mario, who pointed over at the two; Serge and Kid had started a new game, and Serge was killing it yet again. "Ohoho! Someone's a natural."
"Yup, I'd say he's-a got the hot hand," smiled Mario, before looking up and seeing Elfilin. He felt no animosity towards the blue creature as he did over the past few weeks. "Sorry for thinking you were-a evil, Elfilin. No hard-a feelings?"
"Not at all!" replied Elfilin, as it was all water under the bridge between him and Mario. Mario and company were suddenly approached by Fox, who was passing out yellow hand towels.
"Hand towel?" Fox offered a hand towel to Mario and Luigi, and neither one of them was willing to accept it. "Don't knock it 'til you try it!"
Tsubasa: I cut out that bathrobe during the ride back home, and I had a lot more than I intended! Fox was kind enough to give the excess ones away. Maybe I cut them too small...
"No thanks, we're good," Luigi replied, as Fox waved off the Mario Bros. and walked away. Fox came across Eleonora and Kiria, who were both sampling some fragrance they purchased from Victoria's Secret.
"I can't thank you ladies enough for going on that trip," Fox offered his thanks to Eleonora and Kiria, hoping that the ladies involved enjoyed themselves. "Today was a great day in the name of women's appreciation."
"Eh...if you say so," responded Eleonora, who only agreed to come along just so she could shop for a bit. That was her only MO. "You think Falco had any luck finding that flasher?"
Having spread the word about the flasher, Falco returned to the mansion after a good job well done. The avian pilot was strolling through the hallways, only to come to a stop once he heard his phone ring.
"Smash Mansion sex predator hotline, this is Falco Lombardi," Falco answered the phone; he had listed his contact info at the very bottom of the flyers, and now he got his first phone call.
"Hey, Falco. It's Chrom," said the person on the other line, Chrom, and his voice sounded awfully closer than expected. That's when Falco looked up and saw Chrom far down the hallway on his phone.
"Chrom, what are you doing? I'm looking right at you! Ugh. I'm hanging up."
"Don't...I have information about the sex predator." Chrom said this quietly, and instantly he had Falco's full attention. Finally, Falco's first big break.
"You have information about the sex predator?"
"I saw him two minutes ago in the bathroom, above the sink."
So Falco hung up the phone and ran to the nearest bathroom, hoping to bust the flasher. He never would've expected the flasher to be inside the mansion, but he knew better than anyone that any crook would disguise themselves just to find a way in.
"Anti-flashing task force! Above the sink. Above the sink," Falco shouted as he ran inside the bathroom, before seeing himself in the mirror. Two black marks were on the mirror making a mustache, and there was a pair of glasses drawn on it as well...and that's when Falco finally realized. "MAMORI!"