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' What's the matter boy, does it hurt carrying all that shame on your back?'
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'Not much of a talker huh? S'alright, nice change of pace from this place, even if ya can't read the signs to stay out. ' The laughter that passes from him makes the mukman slump further before a small and quiet voice manages to pull from his lips.

"I-i'm not.. I'm not ashamed. " Josef managed, though there was no conviction in his voice as the clown's footsteps approached closer until he could feel his presence next to his side. His slime coiled protectively against his body and around his head. though it couldn't hold that shape for long before it seemed to melt again along his back and over his shoulders. Across his face. “It’s an honor to carry the totem you're born with.”

'Well sure ya not, useful totem like yours! Who wouldn’t want it?! " Midas agreed, his mouth coiling up in his signature smile, leaning on the un-slimey part of Josef's arm. "Unless- That's something ya were told to be? Is it something ya use to try an fit in, or is it somethin' you're scared of? Pride is as much as a burden as shame is my friend. It's alright to be unhappy with the pie slapped in your face. But it’s not alright to contort your mind to what you’re told. Contort it to the point where it inhibits your life. Is it your totem or your pride the reason you're scared of pokemon? Heh, you don't gotta give me that look, the whole circus heard you screaming as you ran from my minions earlier! " The mega sableye grinned when Josef shot him a fearful look initially, his mind both swirling with how this man could know so much. But everything was as plain as the reflection in the mirror. Initially the image brought him to his knees when he looked and saw not his own face but his father's. It gave him a glimpse of a side of his father he had never seen before. Miserably the man looked back to his own reflection and used a hand to push his slime behind his ear until a sharp pat tapped the back of his knuckles and a beautiful black mask was pushed into his palm. "W-what's this? " Josef managed after registering what it was and being shocked by the stunning detail put behind it, cradling it gently in his hands.

"Oh, just a little apology gift for my precious gremlin's chasing you all the way here. Don't go telling anyone I just gave it to you for free. I've got a business to help run and a hoard to feed! "

"It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen-" Josef uttered in his awe, turning it over to look at the inside, something about it made him feel like energy was pulsing through his body.

"Aint he tho? A beauty like that might even help you take flight, though I can tell you're new around here so let me explain- Wait kid-! Don't put it on here-! "
end of part 1.

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TLDR: Josef accidentally trespasses where he shouldn't while fleeing the mass of clown adorned sableye -who were honestly minding their business- and runs into the head big shoes himself. I wasn't sure if the image would be enough to count towards getting the mask. So I added the general scene I had in mind while working on the piece. I hope I portrayed Midas correctly and that I'm following the correct guidelines since I've never submitted a solo written piece before. Especially with an npc. hhhhggggg

word count: 515, not including my commentary -honks clown nose- im a sucker for clowns

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' What's the matter boy, does it hurt carrying all that shame on your back?'
...

'Not much of a talker huh? S'alright, nice change of pace from this place, even if ya can't read the signs to stay out. ' The laughter that passes from him makes the mukman slump further before a small and quiet voice manages to pull from his lips.

"I-i'm not.. I'm not ashamed. " Josef managed, though there was no conviction in his voice as the clown's footsteps approached closer until he could feel his presence next to his side. His slime coiled protectively against his body and around his head. though it couldn't hold that shape for long before it seemed to melt again along his back and over his shoulders. Across his face. “It’s an honor to carry the totem you're born with.”

'Well sure ya not, useful totem like yours! Who wouldn’t want it?! " Midas agreed, his mouth coiling up in his signature smile, leaning on the un-slimey part of Josef's arm. "Unless- That's something ya were told to be? Is it something ya use to try an fit in, or is it somethin' you're scared of? Pride is as much as a burden as shame is my friend. It's alright to be unhappy with the pie slapped in your face. But it’s not alright to contort your mind to what you’re told. Contort it to the point where it inhibits your life. Is it your totem or your pride the reason you're scared of pokemon? Heh, you don't gotta give me that look, the whole circus heard you screaming as you ran from my minions earlier! " The mega sableye grinned when Josef shot him a fearful look initially, his mind both swirling with how this man could know so much. But everything was as plain as the reflection in the mirror. Initially the image brought him to his knees when he looked and saw not his own face but his father's. It gave him a glimpse of a side of his father he had never seen before. Miserably the man looked back to his own reflection and used a hand to push his slime behind his ear until a sharp pat tapped the back of his knuckles and a beautiful black mask was pushed into his palm. "W-what's this? " Josef managed after registering what it was and being shocked by the stunning detail put behind it, cradling it gently in his hands.

"Oh, just a little apology gift for my precious gremlin's chasing you all the way here. Don't go telling anyone I just gave it to you for free. I've got a business to help run and a hoard to feed! "

"It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen-" Josef uttered in his awe, turning it over to look at the inside, something about it made him feel like energy was pulsing through his body.

"Aint he tho? A beauty like that might even help you take flight, though I can tell you're new around here so let me explain- Wait kid-! Don't put it on here-! "
end of part 1.

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TLDR: Josef accidentally trespasses where he shouldn't while fleeing the mass of clown adorned sableye -who were honestly minding their business- and runs into the head big shoes himself. I wasn't sure if the image would be enough to count towards getting the mask. So I added the general scene I had in mind while working on the piece. I hope I portrayed Midas correctly and that I'm following the correct guidelines since I've never submitted a solo written piece before. Especially with an npc. hhhhggggg

word count: 515, not including my commentary -honks clown nose- im a sucker for clowns