A very merry Halloween! [Mingle]

[ourearth]

Date: 31st of October
Characters: Open!
Warning: Non-sexual desecration of formerly buried corpses

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On the morning of Halloween, when people first step out of their houses, they will almost step into something.

A bucket of water. Every flat and every house in the Mossgate Boundary has a bucket placed in front of its entrance door (and sometimes, especially in Folkton and Moss Manor, the back door too), in which scary apples are floating. A little sign taped to the bucket reads: Have fun bobbing!.

But that's not the only thing that happened. The second thing that people will notice is that there are billions of spiders of all sizes crawling all over the town and villages, the military base, the Manor House... everywhere. And they certainly did their job - trees, lanterns, the higher attractions on the pier, and everything else that is high all over Mossgate Council is covered in thick layers of cobweb.

And lastly... those who pass by a church will notice something about the graveyards around them. Namely, that someone placed skeletons on top of most of the graves... Awfully real looking ones. Really, really awfully real looking ones. To some of them, the soil of the graveyard still clings, and the graves underneath them are in a state that betrays that they were dug up during the night. DNA tests would show that, indeed, the skeletons belong to the individuals buried in the graves.

Comments

[dragoonrouge]

Sadie is more than happy to let Nel examine her claws while there is no one else about. there are some noticeable differences between what Nel might be familiar with from the cats in her house and what she might have seen of larger species of felines from nature documentaries. Sadie's claws are far wider than those of a normal feline, being the same width as her nails had once been, and the claws are not quite as hooked either, although both of these differences are clearly the result of Sadie having actual fingers. They aren't as sharp as cats claws but it is clear that this has been done by Sadie to make her claws a little safer.

Sadie can't help but laugh at Nel's comment on the scissors, thinking back to having to cut Ben's gloves open back in the junkyard. "That is very true, but there is a difference to me hurting someone and a cat hurting someone. I have a responsibility to make sure that I can't harm someone even if it's accidentally. It's why I've filed the ends to make them less sharp."

"So, have you got anything interesting from the Echoes yet Nel?"

[vernal_miss]

Allowed to examine with both her eyes and hands, Nel is quick to key in on the differences from other claws. In the end, they are simply considered unique to her new friend. Unique, and therefore a little more amazing. When she feels satisfied with the look, she lets go of that hand and raises a brow, clearly not convinced Sadie has a duty to prevent all possible harm, “I guess, but accidents happen even when you try. I have four siblings, and we would never try to hurt each other, but we do sometimes on accident. In really stupid ways.” There’s a clear tick of humor at the last part, but she’ll save the stories for another time.

Asked about her Echoes, Nel knits her brow in thought with lips pressing together, “I dunno if interesting is the right word...” Nothing so cool as cat eyes or special claws at least. She reaches over her shoulder and grabs a whole chunk of her long, wavy red hair, “Before I got to talk to everyone, I didn’t know why, but my hair grows really fast. My mum and I think it’s my first Echo. I have to have a haircut every week to keep it this long. More often if I want it shorter.” Currently hanging to her waist, the girl has an impressive amount of hair in length and volume alike.

[dragoonrouge]

"True, James and I have got into situations like that before." Sadie shrugs with a grin, "Siblings right?"

"You hair is very pretty though, especially the colour. That does seem interesting, and your Mum did confirm that Echoes have been around for longer than we initially thought..." Sadie trails off thoughtfully. "So rapid hair growth? I wonder what Echoes you'll get in the future."

[vernal_miss]

A slow nod with a wider-eyed look downwards is given in complete agreement. Siblings indeed.

When she receives the compliment to her hair, she releases the locks to instead brush her fingers through it to sweep it back with a pleased smile, "Thank you! It is fun when my siblings try to style my hair in a special way." After all, there is no agonizing wait for hair to grow back when mistakes are made, and having no memories without long hair, Nel deeply appreciates the care and attention her family members give her to keep it manageable. Nothing gets her to settle down like a brushing session.

At the question of what other Echoes she may receive, she shrugs to begin with, "Dunno, I-"only to pause as she hears her friend call her attention far further down the sidewalk. They need to go around the corner and the adult in charge won't let them move on without her. Nel waves to them then smiles broadly to Sadie, "Sorry I have to get back to trick or treating, but it was so nice to see you!" Reaching into her bag, she'll fish out a handful of candy to offer Sadie before she scampers off on her way.