Gallie: "Oh mai gawd! There's a sale at Penney's!"

Amarth: "W-Wasn't there JUST a sale there two hours ago? Who keeps rotating the sales? Why not just keep it running all day? What kind of Mall Madness is this?"

Gallie: "OOH!! RadioShack's got the new handset phone with ten speeddial options! I WANT IT!"

Amarth: "Isn't that... so many years out of date? I've never even heard of that kind of technology! And the Circuit City we just passed was proudly talking about brand new 10K RAM computers! Are you sure the past is really the best place to buy Christmas presents?"

Gallie: "Well, duh! It's cause it's so, like, hot and new right now! Now come on, dude! Let's race to the front counter together! We totally need to see if that new Timecop movie is on sale at the video store too!"

Amarth: "Eep! Wait, Gallie, my Giant's Wallet is leaking! ... G-Gallie?!"

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This is why it's a bad idea to let Gallie be a Mall Santa: The moment she catches whiff of a sale, she abandons her post and uses her gift sack to stock up on all of the latest conveniences to hit the market! I'm sure that her Secret Santa recipients will be super-stoked to receive so many retro rediscoveries when she comes "Back to the Future" with them! The only person who might be less excited is her boyfriend Amarth, who's not only her loyal elf for this year's holiday shopping, but her walking bank! He's trying his best to stay upbeat; it's the most he can do to stop her from swiping that credit card, but her frenzied spending is burning a hole in his Giant's Wallet, and now Rupees are falling out! Maybe they'll get lucky and Ammy will find a Pottery Barn in that mall soon. That, or he can HYAAAAAH some of the shrubs in the mall gardens for some quick cash. By the looks of it, he's gonna need it! ^O^;;

Many thanks to AmarthTheRiolu for commissioning this beautiful piece, and to Zubuzz for drawing it! It's a beautiful personality piece for my lovely Galarian Rapidash, and it's always lovely to see her cutie getting into it as well (even if his wallet's going to be crying well into the new year)! Yeah, it may be after Christmas now, but what's timeless is that EVERYONE has felt this kind of shopping frenzy at some point in their lives! Whether you go buy-crazy in a strip mall or in an Amazon shopping cart, what really matters is to be respectful of the people around you, whether they're employees or your fellow shoppers! The more we care for each other, the less stressful the shopping season is!

Hmmm... with a little recoloring, we could have this floor look like the Monopoly board! ... Naaaah, these two are actually having fun. Let's not ruin that. XD;

Want to watch one of your OCs hang out with one of my beautiful girls (or even this adorable noodle #^O^#)? Now you can! Starting on January 1, 2024, I'll be opening for my new brand of commissions, where you can pay my artists for a piece I'm yearning for! Once the contribution is sanctioned with all parties and the artist has confirmed payment, you can have an OC featured in some way (either by some sort of keepsake or background cameo -- with the artist's permission!!), OR I'll count it as credit for your next story commission with me! Doing this, you can fully pay for a story from me without me taking a cent, which is honestly how I'd prefer to do it! Hope you guys enjoy the arrival of the new year, and I'll see you there with a sack full of classic goodies, same as always! ^O^

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Adorable and awesome art by, AND Gallie design originally created by,  Zubuzz

Commission paid for by and Amarth character credit to  AmarthTheRiolu

Commission concept by and Gallie character concept credit to  SlickDratini (That's me~! ^O^ )

All Pokemon IPs are copyrights of GameFreak, references to Zelda games are properties of Nintendo, and all old retro company licenses are property of their current license owners. ... Jeez, how old do you feel reading some of those? I mean, CIRCUIT CITY?! God, I feel ancient now... =O=;;