driftfleet | video. i have questions about your weird holiday.

Who: Takeshi and you
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: Golden
When: now!

I don't remember... What's Halloween?

[He squints into the feed; when he'd shown up on the Tranquility many years ago, they didn't have any calendars — and his exposure to Halloween in his home was simply a few stray clippings of the Halloween spirit on Japanese television. That said, he was only four when he left said home, and now that he's about eight mentally, he's kind of having a heck of a time playing catch-up. Cue the studious side of him who just wants to be in on what everyone else is in on.]

It's about pumpkins and — and — and... Frankensteins and... vampires? Right? And big scary witches with green faces?

[He doesn't seem annoyed, but perhaps a bit confused by the thought.]

How come there's a day where everything's scary? Isn't things scary enough? How'm I gonna know what monsters to punch if they jump out at me?

... Don't jump out and scare me, okay!

[He will seriously throw you into a wall and then feel real bad about it.]

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[ Jeez, how old is this kid, anyway? He looks five. Then again, Carl's not great with pinpointing age. He doesn't really know his exact age, anymore. Just a rough guess. ]

Halloween is a holiday. People dress up and eat candy. There's decorations and haunted houses. Stuff like that. It's supposed to be the one time of year spirits can walk the earth.

[ It's a bunch of bullshit, but it was fun while it lasted. ]

[Dude Takeshi's life is pain, okay. He's the size of a underdeveloped five-year-old with the brain of a ten-year-old. Okay, he's not ten, but he's Seen Some Shit. You're totally not your age either, amirite.

He bites the inside of his lip, looking unsure.]

That's bad though... Spirits walking around's bad.

Why do people eat candy for that?

[ Yeah, that's fair enough. Killing a man ages you. ]

I don't think it's real. Just superstition.

[ And now there are walkers, so it's half-true?? ]

I don't think so! I think spirits are really real, like monsters are...!

[Because he's totally killed monsters before.]

We should find some! Spirits can be nice, right?

They might be, I don't know. I've never seen one, anyway.

[ Just some walkers, no big deal, right? ]

Do you think there are ghosts here?

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... I don't know. D'you think ghosts would wanna be in space?

[Couldn't they just go anywhere? Or are they stuck?]

Maybe we should try to find some.

If I was a ghost, I wouldn't want to be in space. But maybe.

I don't really know how ghosts work.

[ Let's not find ghosts and just assume we did. ]

I don't really know, neither, but...

It'd be fun to find out!

[8D i'm a brave boy]

And maybe we can help them get laid down to rest!

Some ghosts don't want peace, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to try. Right?

[ What even is this conversation... ]

I'll ask everyone on board if they know any ghosts, and let you know! Okay?

You can depend on me!

Okay, sounds good.

[ What are the odds, right? ]

What's your name?

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The pumpkins are a lot of fun
You empty them out, carve faces in them, and then light them up with a candle
The guts are used for pumpkin pie
And you can roast the seeds

guts??? ew!!!
how come people make pumpkins faces?

Not like human guts
Though it's all very squishy

I believe the faces were meant to ward off ghosts
These days it's a form of art

i know!! i saw human guts allot

[It was the worst thing, every time. Not something you can forget, but he's learned in his youth to try and accept what his memories are.]

that a good idea then!! i should put punkins with faces on my ship

That's very unfortunate

[It really is.]

Yes
You could draw them on
Usually people use a knife to carve them, but you should probably get an adult to help you if you want to do that

oh i gess so!
i dont got markers thouh

:(!!!

I might be able to get some for you

[It's nice having a boyfriend who can make things out of nothing.]

really?!? you could???

Yes
They might not be typical markers, though
What are your favorite colors?

RED!! red and blue!!!! and gold!

Those are the coolesd colors!!!

whats your favurit?

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[Oh, hello little boy. He remembers you.]

Far as I've gathered, it's a pagan holdover that's largely become an excuse to dress up in costume und watch frightening movies.

Pagan...?

[He looks so DEEPLY TROUBLED, MY BLUE FRIEND.]

People like to watch scary movies??

It's a type of religion. Religions.

[He even manages to say that without sneering. He's come so far.]

Ja; my.. sister did. Of course I think half her fun was scaring me and watching me cling to the ceiling.

That'd be terrible! there's already too many scary things to worry about!

Who wants to worry about scary things on TV when there's so much in real life?

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