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[starstrikes]

[Hei is sitting out on the lawn of 1652 Albright. He has a big kitchen knife out, and he looks ready to murder some pumpkins.

Because the drone kids will not shut up about it, Hei is carving some pumpkins. There are four pumpkins of about equal size; on two of them, the drone kids have each drawn their designs in black marker. The faces are pretty

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[chaoschildofgod]

[chaos will stop to watch for a few, curiously.]

[starstrikes]

[If he knows chaos is there, he doesn't show it.

Hei's knife slowly saws away at the rind, carving up to make a long, smooth curve.]

[chaoschildofgod]

You're rather good with a blade, aren't you?

[starstrikes]

[He looks up, then goes back to carving away.]

This isn't hard.

[teh_sword]

[Flashy blades catch attention. But so do big piles of goop. Gross.]

What'd you do to that pumpkin, dude...?

[starstrikes]

[He doesn't look up.]

Cut it open and hollowed it out.

[teh_sword]

That's what's in a pumpkin?

[starstrikes]

[He nods.]

[onlythesong]

[out exploring the town, she stops to watch]

Wow, you're pretty good at that.

[starstrikes]

[He looks up after a second.]

I suppose.

[onlythesong]

Did you... Do you do stuff like this for a living?

[starstrikes]

I do a lot of cooking.

[Because that explains it, obviously.]

[focalstrike]

Better you than me.

[starstrikes]

Don't want to make one?

[focalstrike]

I've got costume duty.

[starstrikes]

Are you going to go out with them?

[On Halloween night, he means.]

[starshots]

...Hei? [an incredulous look. Hei. carving pumpkins. not eating them. carving them.]

[starstrikes]

[Good point. Maybe he'll make pumpkin soup with the innards instead of tossing them.

Hei glances at her, then sticks the knife hard into the pumpkin he's working on. He starts a new cut, conscious of the incredulous look, but staying quiet instead of explaining himself.]

[starshots]

You're being so... [normal?]

[starstrikes]

[carve carve carve]

They were asking me to make them.