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Usually at this time of year, I'm starting to get ready for Halloween. It may not be as big in my lands as it is in America, but he and I have a little tradition to scare each other.

Looks like I'll be missing it this year.

Still haven't gotten that brat back for dragging Russia into it last year, the cheat.

[For those on the Gilded Rose, Arthur's in the galley being kinda homesick with a cup of tea. And doodling (on scrap, not in his journal) various plans for a haunted house tailored to scare America.]

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*Faye makes her way to the galley for refreshments of her own. She'd heard his journal, so pauses to look over his shoulder with interest at his doodles*

Who the hell says you have to miss it anyway?

*She saunters away to start rummaging around for snacks*

We can have our own Halloween, can't we?

[Arthur glanced up, putting down his pen.]

I'm sure we can, but part of the fun is making Alfred scream like a little girl. He's only gotten me the once.

Hmm... Then you'll have to make someone else scream like a girl.

*She arrived at the table with a cup of tea, and a piece of buttered bread that she was already munching on*

Besides, the best fun is dressing up.

[Arthur chuckled.]

Ah, there is that. And it may be time to retire the old vampire costume.

If there's some kind of party involved then I should think about my own costume too. What do you think I'd look good as?

Not to be too forward, Faye, but I doubt there's much you wouldn't be able to carry off, save for nun.

*Faye paused in sipping her tea as she laughed, smirking at Arthur and appearing very much amused*

Hmm, is that right? Although...that makes me tempted to try a nun costume anyway.

[Arthur laughed.]

If you want, but I'm not making it for you.

Aww...That's too bad.

*She raised a brow as she took another sip of her tea*

Are there any costumes that you would be willing to make for me?

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[usually he breezed over written messages as he didn't much like reading, but seeing this one was by Arthur he took the time to check it out. He didn't understand all of it, but when he stopped by the galley for a snack later he saw his opportunity to ask Arthur about it]

Hey, what's up? [he glanced down at what Arthur was doing with his hands as he walked by, reaching in a cupboard to get some bread]

drawing huh? By the way, wanted to ask ya... What's Halloween? [since he'd never heard the word, he pronounced it incorrectly]

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Halloween. It's an old holiday back in my world. It used to celebrate the end of harvest and the return of the dead, but these days it's mostly a time to wear disguises as frighten each other.

[He chewed the end of his pen thoughtfully. Even if he couldn't do anything with his plans, they were entertaining to draw up.]

So you scare each other on purpose? [he sounded entertained by the thought]

The return of the dead... Are you saying the dead come back to life in your world like they do here?

Exactly. It's all in good fun of course.

And they don't really come back. Though there are ghosts of course, who never really left. The tourists love them.

[he raised an eyebrow at the last thing Arthur said]

Ghosts huh? Literally? I've never really believed in ghosts....or if they do exist I don't think they could interact with the living in any physical way...

[but come to think of it, even if Arthur did have real ghosts in his world, it doesn't necessarily mean they're the same here or in Thash's world. Everywhere seemed to be different]

But anyway so what if you're not at home....you could celebrate anyway. I think it'd be pretty funny to scare people

[yep, he's sick like that]

[Arthur smirked, rather liking the idea.]

Perhaps we should bounce it off the captain. She might like to join in.

Heh, I bet she would.

[he thought distractedly that she was probably the only person on the ship capable of really scaring him...]

[He'd never been Arthur's enemy.]

It'd be something to lighten the mood that's been settling in as of late.

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[Oh look it's the runes that turn into English.]

Halloween?

It's a fall holiday back home. People dress up in costumes and scare each other.

Oh. That makes more sense. Except I don't remember anyone at home ever having to dress up in order to be scary.

It's just in good fun, really.

And for keeping score with against certain cocky idiots.

Sounds like it.

Who's the 'cocky idiot' you're referring to?

Alfred, someone I tried raising once. Unfortunately, it seems too many of the others influenced him when he was young and impressionable.

Ah. That's not good.

[Scribbly scratch out of the above]

–Well, kids can be like that! I should know, I'm still sort of. Little. You did what you could?

He's hardly a kid these days.

Of course I did! I was the best older brother to him!