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Stinky was understandably in awe as I recounted my fearsome encounter with that weird pumpkin fella. The way I bravely stood up to the czar of Halloween sent a shiver through his fur as I told him all about it.

“B-but how come you need to do his evil bidding?” he stuttered. “Did pile driving him from the top of Town Hall really not work?”

“He was a stronger foe than I anticipated,” I humbly admitted, “and what he lacked in physical prowess, he more than made up for with his resolve. By the way, what scares you the most?”

“Ghosts, I think… zombies give me the creeps too, but I hate ghosts the most. W-wait a second!” he gulped, “y-you’re not going to scare me on Halloween, are you?!”

“I must do what I must,” I sighed, making a note of his fears in a little notepad I legally borrowed from Lyle’s desk without him knowing.

I had only managed to discover two other fears from the villagers so far. Whitney was not a fan of bugs - she certainly chose the wrong place to live in that regard. Simon is apparently not a fan of “monsters”, though I was more afraid of his vague terminology. If I can’t appease Jack this October 31st, I’m sure to be pumpkin food! I had also asked Charlise what scared her, but she insisted that she wasn’t afraid of anything. Probably not true, but I’m now gonna be forced to improvise. Not good.

“Hey guys!” waved Simon as he approached us. “Still doing your daily rounds?”

“Well, we still haven’t managed to find out what everybody is scared of,” I tutted, “but I suppose we could just try again tomorrow.”

“Oh, for Jack, right?” Simon asked, taking the situation far too lightly. “It sure is gonna be an interesting Halloween this year, zzzook!”

“I beg your pardon?” I coughed. It wasn’t like Simon to make strange noises for no reason.

“That’s my new catchphrase!” he admitted, a little embarrassed. “I couldn’t come up with anything witty, so I figured, why not just make a funny sound every now and then? Zzzook!”

“Catchphrase!?” I spluttered, “Why on earth do you have a catchphrase?”

“Everyone in town has a catchphrase, Mayor!” added Stinky.

“Oh yeah? What’s yours?”

He took a deep breath.
“GAAHH!”

“Jeez! What kind of catchphrase is that?!”

“I dunno, i-it was all I could think of.”

“This is ridiculous,” I scoffed. “You guys can’t have embarrassing catchphrases, only I can!”

“Aww, is that a new law or something?” said Peggy, emerging from the bushes (impressive, given her stature).

“YOU!” I pointed, my arm cutting through the air. “You’re behind this aren’t you, swine!?”

“That’s right~! Schweetie!” Peggy beamed, so proud of herself. “Now just talking to people is gonna be so much fun! Schweetie!”

“You said it, zzzook!”

“Um, uh… yeah! Gaahh!!”

“ENOUGH!” I demanded. A crack of lightning would have been very effective at that moment. “If you weirdos can have silly catchphrases, then I want one too! Preferably a real word and not just some silly noise.”

“Well~ that’s just all up to you, schweetie!” laughed Peggy. Her’s might annoy me the most as it sounds more like she’s giving me a loving nickname, and loving we are not.

“Zzzook!” Simon contributed to the cacophony, unable to control his laughter. At least he knows that this is stupid. “C’mon, Mayor! You’re a comedian now, right? This should be easy.”

“Trainee comedian,” I corrected him, “but thank you. Now how about this…”

I used my superior human intellect to imagine something so funny, so witty, so full of charisma and originality, that it gave me a headache just trying to come up with it.

“THIS is my new catchphrase… bababoi!!”

…

All three nearly keeled over with laughter.
Nasty, mocking, insensitive laughter.
These vermin wouldn’t know a good catchphrase if it tugged on their tails.

“I love it!” Peggy squealed. “Bababoi… it suits you, schweetie!”

“Gaahh!! I wish I had come up with one as good as that…” said Stinky.

“And I suppose that’s a zzzook from me, Mayor!” smiled Simon. “Good job!”

My friends… my kind, supportive and lovable friends.
They always did have a keen eye for comedic talent.

~Author’s Notes~
Had a ton of fun writing this one.
While the Mayor is a strange character in his own right, his ego is what keeps him in the role of the straight man (at least when Alice isn’t around), because he can never allow himself to lose - he always has to be the coolest person in the room. I really like these episodes where the antics of his animal neighbours are too much for him to keep up with. Hopefully he doesn’t come off as too mean sometimes, like calling Peggy a swine for instance. I think he just forgets all about pretending to be charismatic whenever he’s not the centre of attention sometimes.

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Stinky was understandably in awe as I recounted my fearsome encounter with that weird pumpkin fella. The way I bravely stood up to the czar of Halloween sent a shiver through his fur as I told him all about it.

“B-but how come you need to do his evil bidding?” he stuttered. “Did pile driving him from the top of Town Hall really not work?”

“He was a stronger foe than I anticipated,” I humbly admitted, “and what he lacked in physical prowess, he more than made up for with his resolve. By the way, what scares you the most?”

“Ghosts, I think… zombies give me the creeps too, but I hate ghosts the most. W-wait a second!” he gulped, “y-you’re not going to scare me on Halloween, are you?!”

“I must do what I must,” I sighed, making a note of his fears in a little notepad I legally borrowed from Lyle’s desk without him knowing.

I had only managed to discover two other fears from the villagers so far. Whitney was not a fan of bugs - she certainly chose the wrong place to live in that regard. Simon is apparently not a fan of “monsters”, though I was more afraid of his vague terminology. If I can’t appease Jack this October 31st, I’m sure to be pumpkin food! I had also asked Charlise what scared her, but she insisted that she wasn’t afraid of anything. Probably not true, but I’m now gonna be forced to improvise. Not good.

“Hey guys!” waved Simon as he approached us. “Still doing your daily rounds?”

“Well, we still haven’t managed to find out what everybody is scared of,” I tutted, “but I suppose we could just try again tomorrow.”

“Oh, for Jack, right?” Simon asked, taking the situation far too lightly. “It sure is gonna be an interesting Halloween this year, zzzook!”

“I beg your pardon?” I coughed. It wasn’t like Simon to make strange noises for no reason.

“That’s my new catchphrase!” he admitted, a little embarrassed. “I couldn’t come up with anything witty, so I figured, why not just make a funny sound every now and then? Zzzook!”

“Catchphrase!?” I spluttered, “Why on earth do you have a catchphrase?”

“Everyone in town has a catchphrase, Mayor!” added Stinky.

“Oh yeah? What’s yours?”

He took a deep breath.
“GAAHH!”

“Jeez! What kind of catchphrase is that?!”

“I dunno, i-it was all I could think of.”

“This is ridiculous,” I scoffed. “You guys can’t have embarrassing catchphrases, only I can!”

“Aww, is that a new law or something?” said Peggy, emerging from the bushes (impressive, given her stature).

“YOU!” I pointed, my arm cutting through the air. “You’re behind this aren’t you, swine!?”

“That’s right~! Schweetie!” Peggy beamed, so proud of herself. “Now just talking to people is gonna be so much fun! Schweetie!”

“You said it, zzzook!”

“Um, uh… yeah! Gaahh!!”

“ENOUGH!” I demanded. A crack of lightning would have been very effective at that moment. “If you weirdos can have silly catchphrases, then I want one too! Preferably a real word and not just some silly noise.”

“Well~ that’s just all up to you, schweetie!” laughed Peggy. Her’s might annoy me the most as it sounds more like she’s giving me a loving nickname, and loving we are not.

“Zzzook!” Simon contributed to the cacophony, unable to control his laughter. At least he knows that this is stupid. “C’mon, Mayor! You’re a comedian now, right? This should be easy.”

“Trainee comedian,” I corrected him, “but thank you. Now how about this…”

I used my superior human intellect to imagine something so funny, so witty, so full of charisma and originality, that it gave me a headache just trying to come up with it.

“THIS is my new catchphrase… bababoi!!”

…

All three nearly keeled over with laughter.
Nasty, mocking, insensitive laughter.
These vermin wouldn’t know a good catchphrase if it tugged on their tails.

“I love it!” Peggy squealed. “Bababoi… it suits you, schweetie!”

“Gaahh!! I wish I had come up with one as good as that…” said Stinky.

“And I suppose that’s a zzzook from me, Mayor!” smiled Simon. “Good job!”

My friends… my kind, supportive and lovable friends.
They always did have a keen eye for comedic talent.

~Author’s Notes~
Had a ton of fun writing this one.
While the Mayor is a strange character in his own right, his ego is what keeps him in the role of the straight man (at least when Alice isn’t around), because he can never allow himself to lose - he always has to be the coolest person in the room. I really like these episodes where the antics of his animal neighbours are too much for him to keep up with. Hopefully he doesn’t come off as too mean sometimes, like calling Peggy a swine for instance. I think he just forgets all about pretending to be charismatic whenever he’s not the centre of attention sometimes.

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