itp: pumpkins.

[fuckyou_chorus]

[Today in the mess hall: pumpkins, pumpkins, everywhere! On the tables, in the chairs, blocking pathways -- they're there. Carving tools can even be found on some of the tables. Incidentally, the mess hall today is only serving pumpkin-related food items today.

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[painintheneck]

[oh, it's a pretty girl

TIME TO CREEP]

It's for Halloween.

[seekingelf]

[halloween is good for creeping]

Halloween?

[painintheneck]

A holiday associated with the dead. Traditionally, humans would light bonfires to ward away ghosts, and carve and light lanterns to remember souls trapped in purgatory. These days it's mostly about dressing up in costumes and getting candy from strangers.

[seekingelf]

That is quite the change of tradition.

[painintheneck]

Well, it took quite a long time, and the change was gradual.

[seekingelf]

Change usually is, without a catalyst.

[painintheneck]

Mm. Isn't that the truth?

[she makes a show of taking a closer look]

Now, I know I've never seen you before. What's your name?

[seekingelf]

[takes a small, involuntary, step back - she loves her personal space.]

Elspeth. I arrived here a month or so ago now. And your name?

[at the same time, she looses a mental probe to see what she what else she can learn...]

[painintheneck]

[there's going to be a big blank there. also, she's offering her hand to Elspeth]

Sophie-Anne Leclerq, Queen of Louisiana.