Anyone? Anyone? Voo-doo Economics.

Well, I just finished an economics paper detailing specialization of labor as it pertains to the in-game economic context of "World of Warcraft" (Why?  I hate that game...), so I'm in an economics sort of mood.

I initially wanted to do Wario, but I couldn't come up with anything in enough time, so instead, I have a totally off-base non-Final Fantasy update concerning our favorite economic supplier and independent firm...

The Happy Mask Salesman [Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask]

I'd like to talk about the Majora's Mask incarnation.  To start off, here's a Happy Mask Picture!

(Be sure to note his Mario mask on his back, and the Elvis mask on his side.  Bwahah.)

Then, here is his eclectic and bizarre theme.  A strange remix of the Song of Healing, an integral tune from Majora's Mask.

Well, now that the busy work is over, I've got a concept to throw around.

Non Final-Fantasy characters are hard...

The Happy Mask Salesman is basically just plain bizarre.  Some speculate he's not even from Earth, due to his crazy reactions and his connection to the falling moon in Majora's Mask.

Basically, Happy Mask Salesman is crazy bipolar.  What I'd like to reference is the point in the game in which Link confronts the Happy Mask Salesman in the clocktower (this is early on, by the way.)  Happy Mask Salesman is more than happy to help... for a price.  Majora's Mask.  So, the song should start off with the Salesman talking of how he'll do anything to help Link out of kindness and generosity.

Then he should ask for the mask.  Link doesn't have it.  Uh oh...

Happy Mask Salesman goes into a berserk frenzy, and the mood instantly shifts.  Link probably fears for his life at this point, and does everything in his power to calm the Salesman down, promising his mask back.  The Salesman then complies and does a complete emotional volte-face to his complacent and "normal" (for lack of a better term) self.  An organ pops out of nowhere (just as in the game) and Link is taught the Song of Healing.

This next part may not work or not, but maybe for just the last verse, even half a verse, at the end of the song, Salesman begins to lose his grip, transitioning slowly from pleasant to terrifying and dark, singing something along the lines of "So thank you for getting the mask back, kind sir, but if you don't get it back..." and proceeds to threaten the daylights out of this sad little Deku-Boy.

I can't think of any song for reference... the Happy Mask Salesman is just too weird...