[for Terry]

[fears_nothing]

Niko had never really been much of a fan of Halloween considering it was commercialized and too many people willingly putting themselves in harm's way solely to beg candy from strangers, but when the clothes box did nothing but spout costumes at him, he'd decided to go to the party anyway. He'd dressed as a Viking, more or less, and Niko was

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[faithanbegorrah]

Terry smiles when she sees Niko, pleased to see he's in the spirit. "I'm just your average femme fatale from any noir film ye can think of," she says with a shrug.

"I like the viking look," she adds. "Ye remind me a bit of Thor."

[fears_nothing]

"I suppose I could be Thor," Niko said, mulling that over. "I wasn't looking to deify myself though. Just your run of the mill Viking."

He hadn't been around the gardens when she was around lately, not since the hurricane.

"Did the hurricane a while back wreak any havoc on your garden?"

[faithanbegorrah]

"Aye, it did," Terry says, nose wrinkling slightly at the reminder. "I was able to save most of the plants, and got warning enough to move what I could inside."

[fears_nothing]

"Susan's wasn't so lucky," Niko said, remembering how hard they'd had to work to clear it. "I spent the better part of a Saturday clearing out her garden."

He nodded toward the refreshments and, namely, the punch laid out. "Would you like something to drink? I can go get us something."