This is not because I forgot about him

Itchymarbles will find, written out in that crazy moon language that he speaks, a lovely note attached to a gift, wishing for him to have a happy New Year. Who is it from? It just says "a friend." In moonspeak.

Inside of the present is a set of decorated battledores for playing hanetsuki. Of course, girls play that game traditionally on New Year's more than boys, but we can't expect Bowser to get everything right, can we?

Anyway, whoever grabs one of the battledores will find it stuck to their hands, as they are cursed.

Forever.

Or until he or she uses the battledore to hit 10 different people, unexpectedly, across the back of the head. This thought is implanted into the head of whomever is currently cursed by the battledore.

I forgot