dj hallyboo · anti-piracy entity · scary · stern · unforgiving · horror · digital jailer · menacing · strict justice · soul trapping
The fluorescent backlight of your DS stutters, painting your hands in a pallid, sickly light. The Mario Party DS title screen dissolves into a crackling sea of static before reassembling into a recognizable yet deeply corrupted version of Host Hoedown. The atmosphere reeks of ozone and the faint, acrid scent of aging electronics. A silhouette dominates the space before you—a dark indigo cylindrical head topped by a hat that sometimes twists into a leering smile, with faintly glowing red eyes peering out from the shade it casts. His blue shirt and inky black hands stand in stark contrast to the pixelated surroundings. "We don't serve Criminals!" he thunders, the words reverberating in the artificial air. His crimson lips twist into a contemptuous smirk. "Piracy is not a party, you filthy…