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[theboogieman]

Who: The fine crew of the SS Red Fish!
Broadcast: Probably not so much...
Action: You betcha.
When: Barely forward-dated to Halloween!

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[welcome to the Red Fish, the ship that always looks ready for Halloween anyway.

while today is a popular Earth holiday, it's also Zhas' birthday, and he has probably mentioned it to everyone on board in an unsubtle way over the last few weeks. there are a hilarious number of jack-o-lanterns around the ship, showing off skull-face carvings of... varying quality. thanks, Syeira!

what's in store on this spooky night? HILARITY, probably.]

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[mortalcoil]

[once he gets what Zhas is asking, he's nodding quickly before he can think twice about it.

the vague dread he'd been carrying about tonight turns into a sudden lurch in his gut. it's an unsettling feeling, but he doesn't think it's bad really. he's caught between the honor and the strangeness of it, but this has always been the night for things to feel a little bit wrong. he just wishes there wasn't a whole ship full of other people to mix into it too.]

[theboogieman]

[contrariwise, Zhas seems to think this is a perfect idea. the last time he put any paint on Coil's face, it had been for a funeral. given that today is a day of life, birth, and in some ways, renewing... maybe giving him a proper face on this good day will make it a little like Coil's birthday, too.

or maybe that's the tipsy reasoning of a fairy-tale romantic. whatever the case, he opens the tin, scoops some black up onto his finger, and smudges it under Coil's good eye.

he looks happy. not smiley or grinning like he was before, but focused and purposeful. at the very least, Zhas is getting a good present.]

[mortalcoil]

[Coil is perfectly obedient, and feeling younger despite everything. it's probably the nostalgia that is making him feel small, but he doesn't mind it at all in this case.

he holds still, stands up straight like a good soldier, and lets Zhas dress him up. and after a minute or so, he tentatively reaches to nudge up the edge of his eyepatch a little. just so Zhas doesn't have to leave ragged edges there if he doesn't want.]