Earthbound - Weakness checker and bat

	“It's just as we predicted...” Jeff was holding a small, card-like device in his hand, which had a blinking LCD screen. This device was a collaboration between the young scientific genius, Jeff, and the Mr. Saturns – The Super Monster Checker! “This guy's susceptible to cold temperatures! And to hypnosis! And it has a weakness for Fly Honey, above all else!”
	“Alright, then......Let's go! Hraaahh!! Ness pulled a black ball out from somewhere or other, tossed it into the air, and then hit it with his bat as hard as he could.
	A line drive shot!
	The ball sliced through the air, and slammed straight into Belch! It was a direct hit to his face, and with a splooooiiiiit! it spread all over him!
	“Aahrrgghh-burble-hork ☠!!” Belch's huge eyes rolled wildly, and he gave a short grunt, then made deep gulping sounds from somewhere in his throat.
	“......Fl......Fly Honey?! ......” Slurp, slurp, sleurp... He licked at it cautiously, then he streeeeetched out his tongue to lap up some more, and jiggled gleefully. “It's Fly Honey, Fly, Fly, Fly Honey! It's really, truly, Honey-Honey, Fly Honey, isn't it?!”
	His eyes sparkled with rapturous delight, and his body flashed with red, green, and yellow lights, like a pinball machine! They spelled out things like, “LUCKY!” and “I GOT IT!”, and there was the loudly resounding CLINK-CLINK-CLINK-CLINK-CLINK! sound of coins being ejected from who knows where. Belch's body oozed lazily out over the ground like an uncooked crepe, and the very edges of this puddle lightly fluttered and flapped.
	“🎵I'm happy, oh, so happy, hic! Now this is some high-quality Fly Honey! Wharf!”
	Wriggling, waggling tentacles sprouted from random spots on his body, and although we'll never know just where they got these things from, they were holding out utensils, a bowl, and a little plate, and they were clink-clicky-clink!ing them together in a happy little dance. At this point, he was acting like your average drunkard.

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Mother 2, Chapter 5