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[It's that time of year again, network. The time when two island doofuses set the stage for the ultimate bet of all time. A matter of life and death, of... okay, so maybe nothing that extreme. Still, here we have Riku, dressed in a black jacket and a scarf, looking slightly. So, right. He should probably get the ball rolling, but first, he turns to look at Sora and Kairi.]

You guys ready for this?

[ third year. it's officially a tradition. Sora? he's bouncy. two year victor here. he's pretty confident this streak is going to last. ]

I dunno... Are you ready to lose again, Riku?

[See that? That would be Riku slapping his face with his palm.]

Don't get ahead of yourself. A lot can change in a year.

[Not that he particularly feels invested by now, but it is tradition, and he can't ever turn down a challenge.

The camera pans down to Kairi, the lovely host for this little wager. She grips a pair of clip-on antlers in her hand, disappointed that she couldn't convince Riku to wear them. She will, however, make sure he at least ends the night with the glowing red nose.]

Hey everyone! It's time for us to see which one of these two is the bigger dork.

[Wait that's not it.]

We're looking to see who believes in Santa! If you don't know Santa, he's the big guy who flies around the world with his magic reindeer delivering presents to all the good boys and girls.

[And the fluffy red hat atop her head should make it easy to see what team she's on.]

Old Man Riku is such a stick-in-the-mud that he doesn't believe in magic presents anymore, so Sora wants to prove him wrong. Whoever loses gets to show off their "Christmas Spirit" for everyone to see, so make sure you all vote!

[Riku rolls his eyes, flicking Sora's shoulder.]

Hey, if I'm old, so's he. But anyway, consider this our Christmas tradition. So... place your bets. We'll see who ends up singing their heart out this time...

Pfft. Coming from the guy with white hair? I'm not so sure that you're not old... Foofyku.

[ Sora snickers, escaping to stand by Kairi and throws a friendly arm around her shoulders. ]

Just remember this, guys... Voting on Riku's side means you have to hear me and Kairi sing and do you really wanna have to put people through that?

[Riku smirks.]

Hey, we gotta shake it up somehow. Besides, Sora's gonna need a decent backup singer, otherwise it'd just be painful.

[The feed ends with Sora pouting and sticking out his tongue.]

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Because apparently you can't deal with a dark side to everyone's favorite winter spirit.

[Or she's teasing him.]

So it's still a work in progress, then. For all you know, duets will be the norm for the next ten years.

What? That's insane. Do those people even know kids? I mean, I guess I can't speak for everybody, but I loved getting scared when I was a kid.

Scary movies, scary stories... stuff like that keeps you on your toes.

Pfft. You'd have to be pretty stealthy about it. Especially when he's already onto you.

And that's assuming there even are private detectives around here. Given how almost all the law enforcement's made up of Jennies...

[Well, PI's are different, but still.]

Yes. And when I caught one, it disappeared. Sure, I got a present, but come on. Who wouldn't want to use a flying deer at least once?

...Maybe the Jennies moonlight as detectives after their shifts? Or maybe there's a secret network of Jerries, operating in the shadows of their official counterparts.

[It wouldn't even surprise him that much.]

See, this begs the question if the Jennies and Jerries are all clones. Heck, why not throw in Nurse Joy? It's way too convenient for there to be that many people with the same looks, names, and overall attitudes.

Even clones wouldn't look that much like each other, especially if they're allowed to age normally. Maybe they're mass-produced androids instead?

I don't like any sort of dark side.

I'd like to do something like that. He's the one who won't.

C'mon... That's not really an answer.

I-I don't know! This world... it has so much more weirdness then mine.

[And that was saying something.]

Well Cerberus and Hydra won't appreciate hearing that. Nor will any Dark-types you've picked up.

[Again she puts a bit more offense into that than she really feels, for the sake of making fun of him.]

Oh it wasn't about what the children actually wanted, it was about what the adults thought was "good for them". It's ironic, in a way. I mean, I doubt the same people would have thought it was a good idea to shove nothing but sugar down their child's throat physically.

Really, now. And there's nothing that can change his mind? At all?

Dark types don't count! I have some of those too.

Oh... It's not that bad. I've been to odder ones.

Don't think so. I even pulled the 'you're the only friend and family I got' thing.

Okay, so you don't like darkness except when you do. That makes perfect sense.

[Her sarcasm is utterly merciless.]

And even that didn't work? Ouch. Since appealing to his friendship doesn't work, do you have a Pokémon that can sit on him until he agrees?

Yeah, see, that's what I don't get. A few spooky undertones are too much for kids to handle, but cavities aren't?

A robotic police army bent on enforcing pacifism at all costs...

[...]

So, what? Johto and Kanto are secretly police states?

...Considering that even children are encouraged to train multiple potential weapons, if that's their goal they're doing it wrong.

I don't really think they were thinking that hard about it.

Of course, there's also the fact that some people were scandalized by the idea of ghosts and demons walking the earth with them, and didn't want anything to do with that tradition. Personally I think those sort of people should have been dragged off by the monsters for their insensitivity, but sadly that didn't happen.

Pffft. What's so bad about demons?

[...]

Well, okay, I guess if you really want to get technical, they are kind of the definition of "evil," but still, it's a holiday. Plus, unless the demons were actually real, then it seems like it'd just be some spooky myths.

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