Dr. Plats

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**Dr. Plats** is one of the residents of Kokoloko Island that Kiki meets.

## Appearance

Dr. Plats is an anthropomorphic platypus. He has brown skin, thick white eyebrows, blue beak and tail, and yellow feet. He wears glasses, a beige jumpsuit with a white shirt inside, and a red fez hat with a yellow tassel.

## Quotes

### Meeting Dr. Plats for the first time

* *"You're blocking my sunlight again, Bubu... ... My giddy aunt! So sorry young one, I had you confused with that bothersome baboon! I am Dr. Plats, Insectologist."*
	+ (I'm Kiki!)
	+ (I'm no baboon, I'm just a Kiki.) *"Goodness gracious! I hope you can forgive my rude introduction. "*
* *"It is rather apparent that you are no dumb ape! Are you a scholar as well, Kiki?"*
	+ (I mean, I went to school...)
	+ (I'm a vacationologist.) *"Oh ho ho! Such quick wit."*
* *"I wish I could enjoy the delights of this island too! Alas, I must continue my research! For there have been many strange bug sightings. I would ask of you to return to me if you happen to capture a specimen!"*

### Expanding Dr. Plats' collection

#### Dr. Plats wants to expand his bug collection

* *“Greetings, young one! Would you mind joining me for a cup of delectable tea? I've grown my own Camellia Sinensis shrubs- Since they attract peculiar, eclectic bugs!”*
	+ (Yum! Tea!) *“It is quite the beverage...”*
	+ (Tea time!) *“Actually, it won't for another hour...”*
* *“But, oh dear, young one- I find myself tangled up in a predicament... I'm in desperate need of assistance... My insectarium is missing some key specimens!”*
* *“There are more than a million species of insects... that we've discovered so far.”*
* *“Every life form has a story to tell...”*
* *“The "Kokolokian Insular" is our endemic specimen!”*

#### Kiki returns without the Bug Net

* *“No entomologist could conduct their research without a proper sweep net!”*
* *“Catching bugs with your bare paws is rather dangerous...”*
* *“Nets are for your - and the bugs' safety! Please acquire one.”*

#### Kiki returns with the Bug Net

* *“Oh my, if it isn't my favorite scholar... with a sweep net of her own!”*
* *“Your equipment is that of an experienced entomologist!”*
* *“You've got the equipment and the wits, young one. Collect specimens!”*

#### Kiki bings Dr. Plats the Butterfly

* *“Goodness Gracious! Its morphology sure resembles that of one of the bugs I was missing!”*
* (Yes, it is!) *“Your agile wit will surely take you places, young one.”*
* (Err- I guess?) *“Most certainly! Be observant young one...”*
* *“But- I could be mistaken... Oh dear, if I had my tome on "The Mysterious Bugs and Where to Find them" to double-check...”*
* (I think it is!)
* *“You think, dear? We entomologists don't think... we KNOW...”*

#### Kiki bings Dr. Plats the Praying Mantis

* *“Have you found another specimen, young one?”*
	+ (Yup!) *“Is that some sort of... affirmation?”*
	+ (Why yes, I have!) *“Oh, exhilarating news!”*
* *“Very well then... do show me. Could it be one of my missing specimens?”*
* (Take a look!)
* *“Well, would you look at that... It IS a fine invertebrate we have here... Oh, but why do I feel... Intriguingly unmotivated by its sight? Could it be that I've- Have I shed out of my life-long passion?”*

#### Kiki bings Dr. Plats the Ladybug

* *“Have you come with new findings?”*
	+ (Yeah!) *“I envy the enthusiasm, young one...”*
	+ (Yes, Sir!) *“The actual title is Professor, young one...”*
* *“Let's take a look. I fail to identify this one... My mind's become rather foggy of late. Care to theorize the genus of this specimen, young one?”*
* (Is it a... Bombus?)
* *“Bombus... Bombus... Errr- So you think it is a Bombus... You think, dear? We entomologists don't think... WE KNOW... Oh dear... \*deep sigh\*.”*

#### Kiki bings Dr. Plats the Cricket

* *“Oh, young colleague. May I help you in any way?”*
	+ (Got a new bug!) *“Oh, I see, young one...”*
	+ (Am I bugging you?) *“Certainly not- Oh! Is that a... what do young people call it? A pun?”*
* *“As I contemplated my specimens' segmented bodies- I realized my mind's been obfuscated by self-doubt!”*
* (Self-doubts?)
* *“Regrettably so. Who am I within this exoskeleton... weary flesh? Could I ever molt into a new Dr. Plats? Or am I condemned to live a stagnant, never to metamorphize?”*

### Helping Dr. Plats get his enthusiasm back

#### Dr. Plats and his despair

* *“A lifetime entirely devoted to monotonous observation- of what I once thought to be fascinating life forms! Has my time gone to waste, young one? My insectary has been praised by many of my fellow scholars... But it is an incomplete disgrace, young one, for it's still missing "The One"... The most wondrous and elusive of specimens!”*
* (Only ONE missing?!)
* *“Very much so, young one! Not a few, but one specimen... A mockery to the commitment of my scholar life... That I gave to research, neglecting the research of my own self! The jubilation of fun and dance!”*
* *“I have molted into despair, young one...”*
* *“Observing insects through a loupe, blind to my own life passing beside me!”*
* *“An incomplete insectary... fitting for a life bereft of experiences!”*

#### Dr. Plats wants something to cheer him up

* *“Like bees cheering at the sight of pollen... Could I liven myself up with something?”*
* *“It's no use, young one... you think something could distract me?”*
* *“\*Sniff sniff\*... I'd like to take my mind off of things with a distraction...”*

#### Kiki brings an item to cheer up Dr. Plats

* *“Oh, my! Is that for me, young one?”*
* *“Do you think this could be of use to improve my current emotional state?”*
* *“Goodness gracious... What sort of distraction is this?”*

#### Kiki brings Booze

* *“Is that liquor you have between your paws, young one?”*
* (Enliven the dry glitter of the entomology quest!)
* *“Could it be a nice idea to give in to the enthralling allure- of intoxicating spirits?”*
* *“This tingling sensation... \*hip!\*... I think I'm ""bugsy""... \*hip!\*-”* (Don't you mean tipsy?) *“Oh ho ho... \*hip\*... Yes young one, right you are!”*

#### Kiki brings Speedos

* *“What a peculiar - and rather bold - piece of garment!”*
* (Ideal for swimming!)
* *“Oh, my! Could I try submerging myself- into the vastness of the ocean? It sounds like salty leisure!”*
* *“I feel quite adapted for an aquatic environment, oh ho ho.”*
* *“Does this look suitable for an expedition into the water?”*
* *“Oh ho ho... I'm not acquainted with this garment...”*

#### Kiki brings the Vinyl Record

* *“I wonder! Is this the way to properly manifest one's rhythm...?”*
* (Just by moving, you're doing it right!)
* *“Oh, dear... OH, DEAR!”*
* *“This dance move's proper name's... the Buggy-Woogie!”*
* *“Right foot, left arm... a twist!”*
* *“Goodness gracious, this feels so natural!”*

#### Kiki brings the Scarab beetle

* *“Young one... How did you attract this specimen?!”*
	+ (Dance stench!) *“Endorphine stench due to dancing, you're right!”*
	+ (Your killer moves did!) *“\*Gasps\* Or rather the smell of the fluids our bodies emanate...”*
* *“This is it... My insectary is now complete! My giddy aunt! I'm overcome with emotion... What an utmost twist in my life's development! My insectary has been completed... by molting- into a dancing entomologist!”*
* (I'm learning so much from all these bugs!) *“Why, yes! Their complex bioengineering- is nothing but remarkable, young one!”*

### On the Beach

#### While fishing on the dock

* *"Ah... how very relaxing..."*
* *"I attract special flies with the stench of dead fish..."*
* *"To believe I only gained this patience for fishing by the time I got this old."*

#### While reading a book close to the lighthouse

* *"Sorry dear, I'm deep into my research at the moment."*
* *"Yes yes, quite an interesting tome."*
* *"Oh! The humidity is terrible for book preservation!"*

#### While smoking a pipe on the dock

* *"I harvest my own tobacco in this island..."*
* *"I believe the flora and fauna of a place can tell you many secrets."*
* *"Why are such strange insects appearing now? Why indeed..."*

#### Chatting with Koarla

* *"I have a lot to learn from the youths!"*

#### Dr. Plats studying at Captain Motthew and his crew

* *“\*Ugh!\* So... elusive...!”*
* *“I wonder if I'm using the most adequate equipment...?!”*
* *“How do their bodies reflect light and yet... be... so... translucent?!”*

### Unused dialog

THIS DIALOGUE IS IN THE GAME FILES BUT NOT BEING USED IN-GAME (YET).

#### Smoking together with Boaris

* *"You see, the pipe keeps your hand from smelling like ash."* **Boaris:** "Paper, wood. Breath is still stinky."
* *"Do you ever worry that smoking dulls your sense of taste?"* **Boaris:** "The more my tongue is dull, the more spice I use. Customers always praise."
* *"You have very entertaining stories, old chap."* **Boaris:** "Ah yes, hardships of regime are always fun to hear for others!"

#### Drinking with Boaris

* *"I... I think I've hit my limit, old chum!"* **Boaris:** "Ha! Platypus Man has no endurance!"
* *"I don't... I don't usually lose my comp- my composure..."* **Boaris:** "Hey, Boaris never judge Platypus Man!"
* *"Is it bad... is it bad that we're like this on weekdays?"* **Boaris:** "Young persons don't understand. Liquor help cope!"

#### Watering his plants

* *"The measure of your sense of responsibility lies in how well you tend to your garden."*
* *"Do you like plants, Kiki?"*
* *"I grow a particular flower that helps attract a rare ladybug."*

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