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I've finally finished the art exams! Those things are awful.

I've been playing Dragon Quest Monsters Joker lately. Synthesizing, mixing two monsters together, is really strange. I get the most strange results.
My first monster, Ness the mischevous mole, makes a suprise guest appearance in this Mother 3 entry! Look out for him!

Anyway, let's go.

There's Mapson!

Marked!

Bronson: Flint, don't say anything and just take this.

t's Drago's Fang. I made it in to a weapon for you.

It's the only thing that'll be strong enough to break through Drago's tough hide.
No other weapons will be able to defeat Drago. I know it's hard for you but you'll have to carry this.

You got Drago's Fang!

I'm not sure what to think of this. Poor Flint.

Anyway!

Easy!

Aw yeah.

Woah!

Am I actually getting the hang of this?

WHAT NO

AAARGH

These guys are tough.

Oops, I guess I knocked him out too quick. We'll see him again, though!

CHASING BIRDS AGAIN
Chicken: Cockadoodledoo? (Don't chase me. It's not nice to chase chickens.)

Chicken 2: Cockadoodledoo? (Why are you chasing us?)
FOR FUN.

Mouse: SQUEAK! (Eating everything on your plate is really a great thing to do. But, it's a little hard for me.)

Pig 1: OINK! (I want to see a pig looking at the sea.)

Pig 2: OINK! (I want to look at the sea.)

Alec: Oh, you made it. It's gotten pretty dangerous to cross through the forest.

You know that really hard to explain flying mouse with the insect wings growing out of its back? Well, it seems to have bitten me.

I'm pretty much all better now. Well, let's forget about that.

I've found out where Claus went. According to the frog's information he went to visit an old friend of mine. Let's go!!!!!
That's five exclamation marks, Alec. Are you okay?

Alec joined the party.

Alec: I mention the frog's information before. You're probably wondering what that's all about.

Frogs are my friend's assistants. My friend can communicate freely with frogs and lizards among other things.

Look, over there is a lizard. Talk to it and it should tell us which way we need to go.

Alec: Flint, what kind of person is your friend, is a kind of question you may be batting around in your head.

My friend, and his friends, live far from human civilization. They've lived there a long time. They call themselves the Magypsy.

That's nice.

Signpost Lizard: Hi, I'm a lizard. I'll tell you which way you need to go.
Yay, time to spin.

Whee!

South! Off we go.

Alec: Flint, you're probably intrigued by the name Magypsy. I can tell by how slow your walking has become. The Magypsy have been in this land for a long time protecting something.

They all have strange powers. They're not humans and they're not demons. They're also not men or women. I also have no idea how old they are.

So, even though I've explained it to you, you still know nothing. Well, in summary, they're strange. All of them, strange. That's what kind of things they are. However, they are really good natured.

Stop talking.

There he is!

Kinda weak, though.

Frog: You lose. Sorry.

Frog: You win! You win!!

Calling all frogs!

Frogs would be the worst stepping stones ever.

I mean, wouldn't they be all wet and slippery?

Hop!

How are these two managing?

Oh well, it worked somehow.

Oh great, you again.
Tutoriole: Tweet! The enemies you face will often leave items behind. You should pick them up. But, if you have too many items you have to either give up or throw something away.

Th-ere-fore, eat the foods when you have the need for them. Eat as much as you can. That way you'll never run out of spaces for your items.

That's one of the tricks of the game. And now, in parting...TWEET!!

Cow: Moo. (How about squeezing yourself some milk?)
I DON'T SEE WHY NOT

We got milk!

Tutoriole: Tweet! Today is the Magypsys' monthly tea party.

Over there, can't you hear the indescribably beautiful voices coming from Aolia's house? Tweet!

This doesn't look good.

GUAARGH

PINK EVERYWHERE

Mixolydia: Oh, what have we here? Humans?
They really aren't men or women, are they?

Doria: Hello, welcooooome. We have some delicious cake.

Ionia: Wah!!! Alec!! Welcome.

Aolia: Ionia, is this a friend of yours? How do you do? Ionia, aren't you forgetting your introductions?

Ionia: Why, of course. This here is my good friend Alec.

And you are...I see, Flint. Let me introduce you to the Magypsys.

Today is a party so almost everyone is here. This is Aolia and that is Doria. Over there is Fligia, Lydia and Mixolydia.

The only one missing is Roqulia. And you can call me Ionia. What? You can't remember all that?

You knew you weren't going to remember but you had me introduce them anyway. Oh, Alec.

Alec: Anyhoo, it's been a long time. You look good.

My grandson was supposedly by here. Do you know where he went?

Aolia: You must mean that delightful little boy that was here earlier.

So Flint, you must be his father. Hmmm. Now that you mention it you do resemble each other about the eyes.

Alec: Claus. Where is Claus?

Aolia: He ran out of here at a great speed. Quite shocking, really.

Kept going on about avenging his mother. Poor thing.

So I taught him some PSI. I didn't think he'd be able to use it so easily.

Alec: So, he's not here? Why didn't you try and stop him? What will you do if something happens to him?

Mixolydia: Silly old man. We Magypsy have no interest in the lives and deaths of human beings.

Flugia: Even if you live long you get at most 100 years.

A blink of an eye.

What good would it do us to be concerned with your puny life spans?

Doria: But, Mixolydia, Fligia, worrying about those their short lives is what makes humans humans.

Alec, I sympathize with you. Maybe I understand it too much.

Alec: I don't need your sympathy. I need you to tell me where Claus went.

Aolia: That young boy went to Drago's plateau. That boy was thinking nothing of his own life or death.

If you go after him now you might make it in time.

Alec: Flint, hurry! To Drago's plateau!

Alec: Flint, we should take the cave behind this house to Drago's lair.

That's probably the way Claus went as well. Don't worry, Flint.

And release the tension in your shoulders. It'll never go well if you're all wound up. Got it?

THAT'S THE END (of this part anyway). Did YOU spot Ness!? Er...the monster I mentioned at the start, not Earthbound Ness.