Pink Shoes (F-04-10-13) is an Abnormality encountered in Canto II. It was contained in Branch J-03 of L Corp. and after escaping began enchanting the former employees that had been trapped in the branch, reanimating them and giving rise to Pink Shoes Enchantee and Pink Shoes Possessee. It is fought as Clippity-cloppity? Tap Away!, a deceased Cyborg created by Have You Become Strong, that has been forced to wear the shoes.
It can also be battled on Fridays in Thread Luxcavation, and as a potential final boss in the Mirror of the Beginning and 2nd floor boss in the Mirror of Mirrors.
It is related to Red Shoes from Lobotomy Corporation, and is the source of the E.G.O Roseate Desire.
Appearance[]
Pink Shoes is a pair of glossy pink shoes. Specifically, they are a pair of pink high heel slippers. The shoes are able to possess anyone who wears them. It also covers its targets with pink ribbons that carry a similar effect. The Observation Log states that the ribbons are alive, comparing them to plant stems.
Pink Shoes Enchantee and Pink Shoes Possessee are corpses of former L Corp. employees that have been reanimated by pink ribbons that cover their body. Their eyes are out focus, and their pupils have become pink swirls. Pink-colored saliva is seen drooling from their mouths.
Clippity-cloppity? Tap Away! is a You Want To Get Beat? Hurtily? that has been possessed by the Pink Shoes, and is found wearing them. According to the Observation Log, its feet have been forcibly shoved inside. Much like the other victims of Pink Shoes, it is covered in pink ribbons and has pink swirls in its eyes.
Subordinates[]
Unlike most Abnormalities, Pink Shoes shares one of its subordinates with Have You Become Strong.
Fighting Style[]
The reanimated subordinates manipulated by Pink Shoes use exclusively Lust skills. Their skills, much like the slaves of Have You Become Strong fought before them, generally have no additional effects. However, they all employ a mechanic known as 
Desirous where they become fragile and slowed, but much more dangerous. While Desirous, they also inflict 
Urge, which inflicts SP damage and carries the same effects of Desirous upon reaching 5 stacks.
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Story[]
As the Abnormality cannot be fought directly, it doesn't have an observation log. Posted below are the observation logs for its subordinates.
Log Writer: Hong Lu
Oh, but I do suppose it's not a bad idea to write down my experiences. I hated when my grandfather scolded and pestered me into keeping a diary, but now, I'm not so averse to the thought.
So, I have to describe the appearance of that Abnormality, right?
Firstly... Its eyes were out of focus. It was drooling from the mouth, too.
Something about the color of the eyes and the saliva was off as well. They were all pink, same as the ribbon wrapped around the body.
Oh, speaking of ribbons, doesn't it bear a striking resemblance to silk?
I think our family kept a similar color of fabric. Though it wasn't the most luxurious... Hm, I do guess it's valuable in its own right.
Right, that's it! We used something like this for decoration on our younger sibling's birthday!
Faust said that their outfits and employee IDs belonged to the former L Corp.
Goodness, I can't possibly imagine looting a corpse myself.
If it came down to me, I would've ordered a servant to handle the task. And I would have looked away from that gross sight and told the servant to explain it with words.
Oh... I wouldn't have taken interest in dead bodies in the first place, now that I think about it.
Could these deceased people be animated by those ribbons, perhaps?
The ribbons that grab us as we fight them...
If they wrap around us when we die, do you think we'll become like them?
Log Writer: Meursault
-Red or pink ribbons are coiled around the body.
-A pair of pink shoes are worn around the parts thought to be feet.
-The feet appear to have been forcibly shoved into the pink shoes.
-Anomalies observed in the color and direction of pupils in all entities.
-Will note new discoveries in a future report.
→ Damn, that's awful dry. (Heathcliff)
-Sinners covered with a large quantity of ribbons were subject to heavily damaging attacks.
-Notable discovery: casualty from the attack caused the entities wearing pink ribbons to reanimate.
-The reanimation is thought to occur after a certain number of casualties.
-I request that the manager analyze the incidence and determine the tactical approach.
-Will note new discoveries in a future report.
-Peer suggested that the ribbons be removed before it poses serious danger.
-I came in direct content with the ribbon while attempting the suggested solution.
-The ribbon did not have the texture of cloth or any other kind of fabric.
-Some resembled withered leaves, while others gave the tactile impression of a strong plant stem.
-One unambiguous conclusion is that the ribbons are alive.
-The ribbon's reaction to removal appeared to depend on the method of handling.
-Removal with force seemed to make the ribbon crumble more easily.
-No further discoveries to be made; the observation log is concluded.
→ I got into a panic and ripped them haphazardly, but it wasn't actually that tricky. (Heathcliff)
→ I was careful about it, worried that it might go wrong… But then the ribbon expanded all of a sudden and wrapped Hong Lu. Because of me, he… (Sinclair)
→ I'm all okay, Sinclair~ It was a unique and fun experience! (Hong Lu)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Pink Shoes is not the only Abnormality related to Red Shoes. An Aberration of it named "Penitent Girl" was previously introduced in Wonderlab.[1]
- The Thread Luxcavation battle with this Abnormality calls it Enchanting Pink Shoes.
- Clippity-cloppity? Tap Away! acts as the Pink Shoes boss, being its then-current owner and leaving behind the Abnormality's core when suppressed. Despite this, Clippity-cloppity's classification code (T-04-10-06-B) lists it as a subordinate of Have You Become Strong instead.