003 | Dictated

[batteriesarehard]

So I have to figure in a place like this that can dish out horror whenever it wants and isn't exactly restricted by things like dates, Halloween must either be extra terrible or just another day.

[She's really not looking forward to how you could top weird floating men who steal your voice before they cut your heart out, but she's also pretty damn sure there's no getting around some sort of creepy castle version of Halloween.]

Anyone have any tips for a newbie on what to expect tomorrow? Stories about what happened last year, maybe? I'd like to be at least a little prepared.

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[samson]

Uhhh. Last year... a bunch of people got turned into kids. The year before that nothing really spooky happened. I think the ghosts turned all real, and that was weird, but... [One can almost hear the super blasé shrug.]

And the year before that, there was candy corn everywhere.

[dog_eat_dog]

[Amused.]

You're not already in costume?

[batteriesarehard]

So it doesn't exactly take the day off, but it does cut us some slack. That's great to hear.

... I mean unless the candy corn sprouted arms and tried to murder people.

[She's not ruling anything out.]

[batteriesarehard]

I don't want to talk about it.

[dog_eat_dog]

Oh, now you have to tell me.

[batteriesarehard]

Oh yeah? What are you?

[dog_eat_dog]

Some sort of mobster-slash-mafia queen, of course.

[samson]

Yeah, no, it usually doesn't do super traumatic stuff on Halloween. Probably too predictable...

And nah, it wasn't murderous. It was just annoying.

[batteriesarehard]

Of course. What else would you be.

[And then, after a resigned sigh,]

A mermaid. An annoyingly realistic mermaid. I can't even walk.

[dog_eat_dog]

[Tess laughs.]

Are you serious? Wish for a wheelchair.

[batteriesarehard]

That's kind of what I figured.

What about getting stuck in costumes, is that pretty normal too?

[samson]

Uhhh, maybe as part of a personal loss or something... I can't really remember anything where it happened to a ton of people at once.

[dictated]

[threeweeksago]

You mean you're really expecting it to get more weirder than waking up in a costume that is totally fucking impossible to take off?

[...]

Actually, no, don't answer that. I really wouldn't be surprised at all if it got weirder than that.

[willrememberthat]

At least there won't be trick or treating.

[She sounds only mildly disappointed.]

[silentrunning]

[Scrawled in the journal.]

If I remember, last year it turned us all into kids in costumes and bugged us into going trick-or-treating. The concept of Halloween is still odd to me. You're right. There's not any way to avoid it. I wish there was. I'm nervous about what it's gonna do to me.

[batteriesarehard]

You know, I think I'm good just hanging out in my room until this passes. I'm pretty sure the rest of the castle doesn't need to see my seashell bra.

[dictated]

[batteriesarehard]

Sounds like Halloween is generally pretty quiet, so maybe weird costumes is the only thing we've got to worry about. What'd you get?

[batteriesarehard]

[If there is one person Carley would haul her tailfin around in a wheelchair for, it's definitely Clem.]

Says who? I bet we can work something out.

[dog_eat_dog]

Lee not into that?

[indirectcause]

You mean anything to expect besides waking up in a costume that won't come off?

[dictated]

[threeweeksago]

A totally fucking awesome superhero costume.

[The glee in her voice is oh so clear when she says this.]

Complete with gear and everything. It's like a fucking dream come true.

[willrememberthat]

I could just ask the castle for candy. It's okay.

[batteriesarehard]

At least it's trying something new, I guess.

[She'll definitely take this over getting cut open, thanks.]

[batteriesarehard]

[That gets a short, amused laugh.]

You'll have to ask him that yourself.

[dog_eat_dog]

[Tess laughs, too.]

Nah, I'm not that interested.

Wear a fish net around you as a shawl, I guess.